Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2014 03:37:29 +0000 From: Mayuresh Kathe <mayuresh@kathe.in> To: Eric Roseman <Eric.Roseman@Colorado.EDU> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: failed memstick install Message-ID: <20140401033728.GA2202@SDF.ORG> In-Reply-To: <201404010309.s3139plM020883@refuge.colorado.edu> References: <201404010309.s3139plM020883@refuge.colorado.edu>
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when i followed the instructions from the freebsd handbook, my system was giving the same errors as you've mentioned. the 'dd' invocation from that article helped me create a freebsd bootable usb stick under linux (ubuntu 13.10) which allowed me my first freebsd install. :) ~mayuresh On Tue, Apr 01, 2014 at 03:09:51AM +0000, Eric Roseman wrote: > The article suggests to 'dd' the image with > > dd if=8.0-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img of=/dev/sdf bs=10240 conv=sync > > In the official handbook, > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/bsdinstall-pre.html > the advice is to dd the image with: > > dd if=FreeBSD-9.0-RELEASE-i386-memstick.img of=/dev/da0 bs=64k > > is the handbook incorrect? > > Thanks, > > Eric > > > hello eric, please check out the article at; > > http://techpad.co.uk/content.php?sid=78 > > > > at the bottom of that article is the exact invocation of 'dd' > > required to write the memstick image to a usb drive. > > > > all the best, > > > > ~mayuresh > > > > On Tue, Apr 01, 2014 at 01:19:33AM +0000, Eric Roseman wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > I've recently installed FreeBSD 10.0 using the memstick image > > > and following the install directions in the handbook as closely as > > > possible. After rebooting the screen displays "Operating System Not Found" > > > and refuses to boot. I've double checked the bios settings to ensue this > > > disk is the default boot target and tested booting from both legacy bios > > > and UEFI to no avail. The system is a lenove thinkpad x120e. I'm curious > > > if this is a bug in the installer anyone else has experienced. > > > > > > I created the usb install flash drive with the following command: > > > > > > dd if=FreeBSD-10.0-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img of=/dev/<usbdevice> bs=64k > > > > > > Then confirmed the sha256 checksum of both the 'if' and 'of' targets. I > > > also tried with multiple different usb flash drives. > > > > > > For a majority of the steps during the install I selected the > > > default/recommended options and chose the guided partitioning method > > > with a default layout using the entire disk which created a GPT layout > > > with three partitions freebsd-boot, freebsd-ufs, and freebsd-swap. The > > > install process finished without error. Is there a boot flag I need to > > > set on the freebsd-boot partition? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Eric > > > _______________________________________________ > > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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