Re: trying to install testing from usb

On 5/27/26 4:28 PM, Charles Curley wrote:
> On Wed, 27 May 2026 14:03:27 -0700
> Paul Scott<[email protected]> wrote:
Thank you for your reply.
>> I followed some recent online instructions to put what I thought was
>> an iso of testing on a stick and inserted the stick into the new
>> laptop.
> You didn't specify which instructions you followed. I suggest you start
> with the Debian Installation Guide. I will guess that you want AMD64.
> https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/installmanual

I downloaded debian-testing-amd64-netinst.iso

from https://linuxconfig.org/install-debian-linux-from-usb-boot-memory-stick

$ sudo dd bs=4M if=/path/to/file.iso of=/dev/sdX status=progress oflag=sync

with if pointing to the iso file and of=/dev/sdb1

The USB stick was flashing as dd was executing.

I inserted the stick and restarted the Lenovo ThinkBook pressing F12

 From the boot menu I chose USB Device.

That's where I get
grub>

> I don't believe there is a Guide for testing yet.


https://www.debian.org/distrib/ gives a choice of:

ISO images for Debian testing

Right now I can't find the iso I listed above after clicking on the line 
above but I did get it somehow.

> In any case, I doubt
> there are any great differences between testing and stable right now.
I have done this testing installation many times and actually I then 
immediately upgrade to sid.
>
>> The laptop has Windows 11 with room on the SSD drive for Debian.
> See 6.3.7.1. Detecting other operating systems in the Guide.
> https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/ch06s03.en.html#di-make-bootable
>
>> When I restart and select USB I get a grub prompt. I haven't figured
>> a command to do the install from there.
> I don't know what that USB stick has on it, but it isn't the Debian
> netinst DVD image.

I think I agree but I don't know why.

When I look at the stick with Thunar on this machine I see the label 
"Debian testing amd64 n"

and many directories the first of which is boot.

Paul


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