Installation • Re: Installing Debian 12.6.0 on non-UEFI compatible PCs

Hello,

[..] I ask myself (1) what exactly the deprecated package Unebbotin changes in the netinst file for making the graphical install start and (2) is it possible to modify the grub configuration file in the .iso then saving the changes in a brand new .iso file of netinst asd using the new flashpen

I have not explored this aspect so far as I am not particularly interested in it. In any case, the Debian installation guide clearly states that unetbootin should not be used with Debian, so why use it?

[..] but why Debian's netinst ignores BIOS while other distributions simply work?

I've tested few minutes ago the debian-12.6.0-amd64-netinst.iso in a VM with legacy boot: it starts perfectly fine and the first menu is fully usable.

Perhaps you are searching in the wrong direction.

I would suggest to explore issues in transferring the ISO image to the media or issue with the USB media itself.

You may also try installing using the Debian installer ISO images from previous Debian releases:

• https://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/archive/

A video recording of the issue could be interesting to examine, anyway.

Hope this helps.

Statistics: Posted by Aki — 2024-08-04 06:08

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