boot & install debian / ubuntu from ntfs

so, when other distros fail me, i always return to debian. it's a little bit harder to setup, but it (almost) always works on any hardware i have.

• first i download this debian installer mini.iso
• i dont burn it. coz, i cant use the cd drive anymore.
• extract 2 files from the iso into (say) c:\debinst: linux and initrd.gz
• edit c:\menu.lst and add this:

title install debian
kernel /debinst/linux acpi=off
initrd /debinst/initrd.gz

• reboot
• on boot, choose grub. then choose install debian
• that's it. i install debian (again!)
  

btw. you can use this way to install ubuntu using Ubuntu Minimal CD

update:

• first, you need to install grub on ntfs. 
• instead of getting the mini.iso, we can directly get the linux and initrd.gz images from debian installer or ubuntu installer
• also check additional debian installer boot parameters 
• see also: debian minimal desktop installation guide
  

--
tips & tricks on computers and gadgets
denny on IT ; let's doIT
documenting the brain