Mounting the flash drive as /cdrom Switch to the second virtual console during the first couple of dialogs (when asked about your preferred language for the installation etc.) by pressing the ""ALT-2"". Do the following: * mkdir /cdrom /dev/cdroms * cd /dev/cdroms * ln -s ../sda1 cdrom0 (where sda1 is your USB stick) * mount -t vfat /dev/cdroms/cdrom0 /cdrom