Create Debian USB Stick Installer

Date: 	April 11, 2010. Initial publication.
	Tested on Feb 8, 2011 with Debian 6. Still works.

1. From a Linux machine, download boot.img.gz for i386 or amd64:

	* http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/installer-i386/current/images/hd-media/boot.img.gz
	* http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/installer-amd64/current/images/hd-media/boot.img.gz

2. Run dmesg to determine what the name of the USB stick device is (we use /dev/sdd in this example):

	* dmesg | grep sd
	* zcat boot.img.gz > /dev/sdd
	* mount /dev/sdd /mnt

3. Download the proper net-install image:

	* http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/5.0.4/i386/iso-cd/debian-504-i386-netinst.iso
	* http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/5.0.4/amd64/iso-cd/debian-504-amd64-netinst.iso

4. Copy the net-install image to /mnt

	* cp debian-504-i386-netinst.iso /mnt
	* cp debian-504-amd64-netinst.iso /mnt

5. You're finished. Boot the computer you plan to install Debian onto from the USB stick.

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