Path: csiph.com!aioe.org!bofh.it!news.nic.it!robomod From: Peter Ehlert Newsgroups: linux.debian.user Subject: Re: Installing Debian 10 from flash drive [NO network] Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2020 17:30:01 +0100 Message-ID: References: X-Original-To: debian-user@lists.debian.org X-Mailbox-Line: From debian-user-request@lists.debian.org Fri Nov 20 16:24:08 2020 Old-Return-Path: X-Amavis-Spam-Status: No, score=-6.901 tagged_above=-10000 required=5.3 tests=[BAYES_00=-2, FOURLA=0.1, LDO_WHITELIST=-5, NICE_REPLY_A=-0.001] autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Policyd-Weight: using cached result; rate: -4.6 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:78.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/78.4.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Language: en-US X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/769224 List-ID: List-URL: List-Archive: https://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/9e4bb214-6567-b74d-f033-c7eb5a21152b@sdi-baja.com Approved: robomod@news.nic.it Lines: 51 Organization: linux.* mail to news gateway Sender: robomod@news.nic.it X-Original-Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2020 08:08:24 -0800 X-Original-Message-ID: <9e4bb214-6567-b74d-f033-c7eb5a21152b@sdi-baja.com> X-Original-References: <96d39289-2b03-dec6-8b47-f0e0d2a415e2@cloud85.net> <829806c9-4de6-30b8-9df0-5aba74c8b3e4@sdi-baja.com> Xref: csiph.com linux.debian.user:228811 On 11/20/20 7:35 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: > On 11/20/2020 07:52 AM, Peter Ehlert wrote: >> I believe the "request" for a DVD is outdated. >> Try inserting your USB device and proceed as normal > > I did a completely fresh install to the test machine - including a > full install of the MATE desktop. > > I attempted to install gparted using Synaptic. > The message received was: > > "Please insert the disk labeled: > Debian GNU/Linux10.0.0_Buster_-Official amd64 DVD > Binary-120190706-10:24 > in drive /media/cdrom/" > > What is the solution? I also use Mate, but usually do net-installs. I don't have a system installed with the DVD1 ISO handy. Normally the final steps of the installer deactivates the install media in the /etc/apt/sources.list file. Have a look there... or copy the contents here for review. > > >> >> *perhaps it should say "insert the install media" or something similar >> >> On 11/20/20 5:43 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: >>> I've copied (using dd) the .iso of Debian 10's DVD1 to a USB flash >>> drive. >>> >>> I have no problem doing a normal install. >>> The problem occurs when attempting to install additional packages. >>> >>> I receive a message to insert the appropriate DVD. >>> There is *NO* DVD drive. >>> >>> I've see instructions for appropriately mounting the flash drive. >>> They are now lost due to a disk crash. >>> How is it done? >>> TIA >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > >