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[Karmic] Cannot install from USB device

Bug #403560 reported by Kris Willis
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: debian-installer

I downloaded the current daily AMD64 CD image (2009-07-22) and wrote it to a USB flash drive using UNetbootin. Upon booting it on the target machine, I got as far as the "Detect and mount CD-ROM" stage, to which it wouldn't let me go any further as it couldn't find the CD.

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Nandan Vaidya (gotunandan) wrote :

I had a similar problem with the i386 alternate CD image for 2009-07-24

It could not detect the USB stick was the installation medium and tried to search for the CD

I mounted the USB stick on /cdrom during the install but had the same problem.

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Peter Matulis (petermatulis) wrote :

I tried installing with the Server Beta ISO with a USB CD drive and the install fails at:

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[!!] Detect and mount CD-ROM
Your installation CD-ROM couldn't be mounted..............
....................
Try again to mount the CD-ROM?
<Yes> <No>
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Virtual console #4 (Alt-F4) shows:

cdrom-detect: Searching for Ubuntu installation media...
cdrom-detect: CD-ROM mount failed: device=/dev/sr0

summary: - [Karmic] Can not install daily image from USB flash drive
+ [Karmic] Cannot install from USB device
Changed in debian-installer (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Peter Matulis (petermatulis) wrote :

I was using the 64-bit Server ISO.

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komputes (komputes) wrote :

I had no issues installing 32-bit server from an external USB CD-ROM.

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Vincent Pluk (v-pluk) wrote :

Duplicate? Workaround available at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/347458/comments/9

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Jonathan Carter (jonathan) wrote :

Alternate installations are now possible from USB.

Changed in debian-installer (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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