Debian 10.2.0 installation from USB flash drive

[dsenkyr]

Hello, this is my first installation of Debian and I would like to ask for some advice.

I have older notebook MSI U123 (Model Name from BIOS: MS-N033), 32-bit architecture, no optical disc drive, no GRUB. What I did:
1. I created bootable USB flash disk via Rufus (on my second notebook with Windows 10).

• ISO: debian-10.2.0-i386-netinst.iso / debian-10.2.0-i386-DVD-1.iso (I tried both)
  New volume label: Debian (no spaces, numbers, etc.)
  Method: Write in ISO Image mode (the recommended one, not DD Image mode)

2. I successfully boot from USB flash disk to intro screen (I have not GRUB).
3. I tried the following options.

• Graphical install option with no modification
  Graphical install option with modification (via TAB key): remove quiet
  Graphical install option with modification (via TAB key): remove quiet, add nomodeset
  Install option with no modification
  Install option with modification (via TAB key): remove quiet
  Install option with modification (via TAB key): remove quiet, add nomodeset

Everytime, it stucks in the state with line Loading /install.386/initrd.gz...
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No error appears. How can should I continue or get some log information, please?

The same behaviour appears when I tried live run from debian-live-10.2.0-i386-lxde.iso.

[Head_on_a_Stick]

Method: Write in ISO Image mode (the recommended one, not DD Image mode)

Use "DD" [sic] mode instead.

Or enable the WSL and use cp like a civilised person...

[dsenkyr]

Use "DD" [sic] mode instead.

Thanks for the tip. I just tried it. Unfortunately, it does not help.

Or enable the WSL and use cp like a civilised person...

Do you mean Windows Subsystem for Linux? I can't have Windows 10 on this old notebook.

[Head_on_a_Stick]

Do you mean Windows Subsystem for Linux?

Yes.

I can't have Windows 10 on this old notebook.

I meant that you should enable it on the newer laptop so that you can use it to burn the ISO image to the USB stick. I think v2 has access to the devices.

[dsenkyr]

Thanks for the tip. I tried CP and DD but it didn't work in my case (probably because of old HW). From the same USB flash drive, I was able to run Porteus live and TinyCore live. I installed Porteus and it works fine for my use cases. We can close this thread, thank you.