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diff --git a/docs/gnulinux/grub_boot_installer.md b/docs/gnulinux/grub_boot_installer.md index 085ad34b..7d4375e6 100644 --- a/docs/gnulinux/grub_boot_installer.md +++ b/docs/gnulinux/grub_boot_installer.md @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Overwrite the drive, writing your distro ISO to it with `dd`. For example, if we That's it! You should now be able to boot the installer from your USB drive (the instructions for doing so will be given later). ## Prepare the USB drive in NetBSD -[This page](https://wiki.netbsd.org/tutorials how_to_install_netbsd_from_an_usb_memory_stick/) on the NetBSD website shows how to create a NetBSD bootable USB drive, from within NetBSD itself. You should the `dd` method documented there. This will work with any GNU+Linux ISO image. +[This page](https://wiki.netbsd.org/tutorials/how_to_install_netbsd_from_an_usb_memory_stick/) on the NetBSD website shows how to create a NetBSD bootable USB drive, from within NetBSD itself. You should the `dd` method documented there. This will work with any GNU+Linux ISO image. ## Prepare the USB drive in FreeBSD [This page](https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/bsdinstall-pre.html) on the FreeBSD website shows how to create a bootable USB drive for installing FreeBSD. Use the `dd` method documented. This will work with any GNU+Linux ISO image. @@ -53,18 +53,23 @@ Make sure that the device isn't mounted, with `doas`; if it is, this command wil That's it! You should now be able to boot the installer from your USB drive (the instructions for doing so will be given later). ## Debian or Devuan net install -1. Download the Debian or Devuan net installer. You can download the Debian ISO from [the Debian homepage](https://www.debian.org/), or the Devuan ISO from [the Devuan homepage](https://www.devuan.org/). +Download the Debian or Devuan net installer. You can download the Debian ISO +from [the Debian homepage](https://www.debian.org/), or the Devuan ISO from +[the Devuan homepage](https://www.devuan.org/). -2. Create a bootable USB, using the commands in *Prepare the USB Drive in GNU+Linux*, above. +Secondly, create a bootable USB drive using the commands in +[#prepare-the-usb-drive-in-gnulinux](#prepare-the-usb-drive-in-gnulinux). -3. Boot the USB, and enter these commands in the GRUB terminal (for 64-bit Intel or AMD): +Thirdly, boot the USB and enter these commands in the GRUB terminal +(for 64-bit Intel or AMD): grub> set root='usb0' grub> linux /install.amd/vmlinuz grub> initrd /install.amd/initrd.gz grub> boot -4. If you are on a 32-bit system (e.g. some Thinkpad X60's), you will need to use these commands: +If you are on a 32-bit system (e.g. some Thinkpad X60's) then you will need to +use these commands instead: grub> set root='usb0' grub> linux /install.386/vmlinuz |