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Re: How to run Debian from SD card but booting from USB stick?

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On 05/11/2017 03:44 PM, Błażej Popławski wrote:
> I have a laptop which allows for booting from USB sticks but not from internal
> SD card reader.
> Is it possible to install Debian on SD card with /boot catalog and bootloader
> on USB stick in such a way that it would work? I mean: boot Debian from USB
> stick, but the whole system will be installed and will run from SD
> card inserted
> in internal SD card reader?
> I've found such solution for Ubuntu (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot
> <https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot=>FromSD) and I'm wondering if it
> will work for Debian.
>

Your URL is garbled. I tried some quick fixes but didn't work.

Whether you can do so in general case is disputed on this forum.
However I have done it on a Lenovo T510.
I'll post more later, am hot on trail of documenting a bug, if not 
solving it.

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How to run Debian from SD card but booting from USB stick? Błażej Popławski <blazejpop@wp.pl> - 2017-05-11 22:50 +0200
  Re: How to run Debian from SD card but booting from USB stick? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-05-11 23:00 +0200
    Re: How to run Debian from SD card but booting from USB stick? Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2017-05-12 01:00 +0200
      Re: How to run Debian from SD card but booting from USB stick? Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> - 2017-05-12 01:20 +0200
    Re: How to run Debian from SD card but booting from USB stick? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-05-12 02:10 +0200
      Re: How to run Debian from SD card but booting from USB stick? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-05-12 14:50 +0200
    Re: How to run Debian from SD card but booting from USB stick? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-05-12 02:40 +0200
    Re: How to run Debian from SD card but booting from USB stick? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-05-12 16:10 +0200
      Re: How to run Debian from SD card but booting from USB stick? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-05-13 12:00 +0200
        Re: How to run Debian from SD card but booting from USB stick? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-05-13 12:40 +0200
          Re: How to run Debian from SD card but booting from USB stick? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-05-13 14:30 +0200
            Re: How to run Debian from SD card but booting from USB stick? Błażej Popławski <blazejpop@wp.pl> - 2017-05-14 10:20 +0200
      Re: How to run Debian from SD card but booting from USB stick? Błażej Popławski <blazejpop@wp.pl> - 2017-05-13 13:10 +0200
        Re: How to run Debian from SD card but booting from USB stick? Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2017-05-13 13:30 +0200
        Re: How to run Debian from SD card but booting from USB stick? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-05-13 20:50 +0200
          Re: How to run Debian from SD card but booting from USB stick? Błażej Popławski <blazejpop@wp.pl> - 2017-05-14 10:20 +0200
            Re: How to run Debian from SD card but booting from USB stick? deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2017-05-15 09:00 +0200
  Re: How to run Debian from SD card but booting from USB stick? deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2017-05-11 23:10 +0200
    Re: How to run Debian from SD card but booting from USB stick? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-05-12 15:00 +0200
      Re: How to run Debian from SD card but booting from USB stick? deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2017-05-12 19:40 +0200
        Re: How to run Debian from SD card but booting from USB stick? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-05-12 21:30 +0200
          Re: How to run Debian from SD card but booting from USB stick? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-05-12 21:50 +0200
          Re: How to run Debian from SD card but booting from USB stick? deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2017-05-12 23:40 +0200
            Re: How to run Debian from SD card but booting from USB stick? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-05-13 12:00 +0200
              Re: How to run Debian from SD card but booting from USB stick? Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2017-05-13 12:40 +0200
                Re: How to run Debian from SD card but booting from USB stick? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-05-13 14:20 +0200
              Re: How to run Debian from SD card but booting from USB stick? deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2017-05-13 14:10 +0200
                Re: How to run Debian from SD card but booting from USB stick? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-05-13 14:30 +0200

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