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Installing the installer

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Yes, I know the subject line looks strange. It's intentional.
I wish to do something not quite normal ;/

I wish to "install" to an arbitrary ext2/ext4 partition in such a manner 
that:
   1. Grub2 will recognize it as a legit OS.
   2. if the partition is on a USB flash drive it will boot normally
      on suitable hardware.
   3. all directories and files shall be modifiable.

I had done
     xorriso -osirrox on:auto_chmod_on -overwrite nondir \
       -indev "/home/richard/Downloads/debian-9.1.0-i386-netinst.iso" \
       -extract / /media/richard/netinst1

There were no error messages but Grub2's "update-grub" would not 
recognize it nor would my hardware boot it.

I suspect there something of the boot process that I don't grok.
Guidance please.

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Installing the installer Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-09-14 15:50 +0200
  Re: Installing the installer "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2017-09-14 17:00 +0200
    Re: Installing the installer Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-09-19 16:00 +0200
      Re: Installing the installer "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2017-09-19 17:20 +0200
        Re: Installing the installer Fungi4All <fungilife@protonmail.com> - 2017-09-19 21:10 +0200
          Re: Installing the installer "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2017-09-19 22:20 +0200
      A custom installer - was [Installing the installer] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-09-23 17:50 +0200
        Re: A custom installer - was [Installing the installer] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-09-24 15:50 +0200
  Re: Installing the installer Kushal Kumaran <kushal@locationd.net> - 2017-09-15 05:10 +0200
  Towards a customized netinst {a rephrasing of "Installing the  installer"} Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-09-21 15:10 +0200
    Re: Towards a customized netinst "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2017-09-21 16:50 +0200
      Re: Towards a customized netinst Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-09-22 16:10 +0200

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