diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/debian.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/debian.pm
index 4c0f8e68f..2176550bb 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/debian.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/debian.pm
@@ -173,9 +173,6 @@ sub copycd
     my $installroot;
     my $arch;
     my $path;
-    my $mntpath=undef;
-    my $inspection=undef;
-
     $installroot = "/install";
     my $sitetab = xCAT::Table->new('site');
     if ($sitetab)
@@ -192,24 +189,22 @@ sub copycd
     GetOptions(
                'n=s' => \$distname,
                'a=s' => \$arch,
-               'p=s' => \$path,
-               'm=s' => \$mntpath,
-               'i'   => \$inspection
+               'm=s' => \$path,
                );
-    unless ($mntpath)
+    unless ($path)
     {
 
         #this plugin needs $path...
         return;
     }
     
-    unless (-r $mntpath . "/.disk/info")
+    unless (-r $path . "/.disk/info")
     {
         xCAT::MsgUtils->message("S","The CD doesn't look like a Debian CD, exiting...");
         return;
     }
     my $dinfo;
-    open($dinfo, $mntpath . "/.disk/info");
+    open($dinfo, $path . "/.disk/info");
     my $line = <$dinfo>;
     chomp($line);
     my @line2 = split(/ /,$line);
@@ -286,38 +281,13 @@ sub copycd
             return;
         }
     }
-
-
-    if($inspection)
-    {
-            $callback->(
-                {
-                 info =>
-                   "DISTNAME:$distname\n"."ARCH:$arch\n"
-                }
-                );
-            return;
-    }
-
     %{$request} = ();    #clear request we've got it.
 
-
-    my $defaultpath="$installroot/$distname/$arch";
-    unless($path)
-    {
-        $path=$defaultpath;
-    }
-
-    $callback->({data => "Copying media to $path"});
-    
+    $callback->(
+         {data => "Copying media to $installroot/$distname/$arch"});
     my $omask = umask 0022;
-    if(-l $path)
-    {
-        unlink($path);
-    }
-    mkpath("$path");
-
-
+    mkpath("$installroot/$distname/$arch");
+    mkpath("$installroot/$distname/$arch/install/netboot") if ($isnetinst);
     umask $omask;
     my $rc;
     $SIG{INT} =  $SIG{TERM} = sub { 
@@ -330,7 +300,7 @@ sub copycd
        }
     };
     my $kid;
-    chdir $mntpath;
+    chdir $path;
     my $numFiles = `find . -print | wc -l`;
     my $child = open($kid,"|-");
     unless (defined $child) {
@@ -346,7 +316,7 @@ sub copycd
        close($kid);
        $rc = $?;
     } else {
-        my $c = "nice -n 20 cpio -vdump $path";
+        my $c = "nice -n 20 cpio -vdump $installroot/$distname/$arch";
         my $k2 = open(PIPE, "$c 2>&1 |") ||
            $callback->({error => "Media copy operation fork failure"});
 	push @cpiopid, $k2;
@@ -364,30 +334,7 @@ sub copycd
     #  system(
     #    "cd $path; find . | nice -n 20 cpio -dump $installroot/$distname/$arch/"
     #    );
-    chmod 0755, "$path";
-
-    unless($path =~ /^($defaultpath)/)
-    {
-        mkpath($defaultpath);
-        if(-d $defaultpath)
-        {
-                rmtree($defaultpath);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-                unlink($defaultpath);
-        }
-
-        my $hassymlink = eval { symlink("",""); 1 };
-        if ($hassymlink) {
-                symlink($path,$defaultpath);
-        }else
-        {
-                link($path,$defaultpath);
-        }
-
-    }
-
+    chmod 0755, "$installroot/$distname/$arch";
 
     # Need to do this otherwise there will be warning about corrupt Packages file
     # when installing a system
@@ -403,7 +350,6 @@ sub copycd
     system("rm -f $installroot/$distname/$arch/dists/unstable");
     system("rm -f $installroot/$distname/$arch/dists/testing");
 
-    mkpath("$installroot/$distname/$arch/install/netboot") if ($isnetinst);
     # copies the netboot files for debian
     if ($isnetinst)
     {
@@ -418,15 +364,15 @@ sub copycd
     else
     {
         $callback->({data => "Media copy operation successful"});
-	my @ret=xCAT::SvrUtils->update_tables_with_templates($distname, $arch,$path);
+	my @ret=xCAT::SvrUtils->update_tables_with_templates($distname, $arch);
         if ($ret[0] != 0) {
 	    $callback->({data => "Error when updating the osimage tables: " . $ret[1]});
 	}
-        my @ret=xCAT::SvrUtils->update_tables_with_diskless_image($distname, $arch, undef, "netboot",$path);
+        my @ret=xCAT::SvrUtils->update_tables_with_diskless_image($distname, $arch, undef, "netboot");
         if ($ret[0] != 0) {
             $callback->({data => "Error when updating the osimage tables for stateless: " . $ret[1]});
         }
-        my @ret=xCAT::SvrUtils->update_tables_with_diskless_image($distname, $arch, undef, "statelite",$path);
+        my @ret=xCAT::SvrUtils->update_tables_with_diskless_image($distname, $arch, undef, "statelite");
         if ($ret[0] != 0) {
             $callback->({data => "Error when updating the osimage tables for statelite: " . $ret[1]});
         }