On Sat, Feb 28, 2015 at 08:18:28AM -0600, Nate Bargmann wrote:
> * On 2015 28 Feb 07:56 -0600, Hendrik Boom wrote:
> > As mentioned elsewhere in this thread, isohybrid did the trick.
>
> Oh, yeah, I remember that *now*. Slaps forehead!
>
> > What I don't know is whether the isohybridized version of the .iso
> > would still work on a CD. If so, it might be effective just to
> > distribute the hybridized version of the .iso.
> >
> > If not, we should possibly distribute both. An instruction to use
> > isohybrid is unlikely to be useful to a complete beginner who does not
> > yet have a Linux xytem available.
>
> IMO, the Debian installer requires just a few too many hoops to get the
> image onto a USB stick for a beginner. I am very appreciative of those
> distributions that not only offer an ISO but also a .img for writing
> directly to a USB stick.
>
> > Of course, this was a pre-alpha. Not expecting perfection and a
> > vast infrastructure for all possibilities yet.
>
> While it seems like a straightforward process to use the Debian
> installer, I'm certain there are many behind the scenes gotchas to be
> found. :-D

I read the Debian installer mailing list since I upgraded to Jessie
early and had huge difficulties. Yes, there are currently many
gotchas. There's apparently a bug that prevents them from
offering a choice of inits, which they think is too comlex to
fix before the Jessie release.

-- hendrik

>
> - Nate
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