From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 17 07:21:49 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EE8AD106568A; Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:21:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fbsd1@a1poweruser.com) Received: from mail-03.name-services.com (mail-03.name-services.com [69.64.155.195]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D46148FC24; Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:21:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fbsd1@a1poweruser.com) Received: from [10.0.10.3] ([202.69.174.228]) by mail-03.name-services.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:17:05 -0700 Message-ID: <4A602684.4030205@a1poweruser.com> Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:21:40 +0800 From: Fbsd1 User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (Windows/20080914) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Randi Harper References: <4A5BEABB.6070802@a1poweruser.com> <4A5D6453.3060100@a1poweruser.com> <4A5E876C.8000804@a1poweruser.com> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 17 Jul 2009 07:17:05.0692 (UTC) FILETIME=[96C305C0:01CA06AE] X-Sender: fbsd1@a1poweruser.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Install from a USB Pen X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:21:50 -0000 Randi Harper wrote: > On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 6:50 PM, Fbsd1 wrote: > >> Randi Harper wrote: >> >>> On 7/14/09, Fbsd1 wrote: >>> >>>> What are the instructions for using this 8.0 memstick.img? >>>> What raw size memstick is needed? >>>> Is the 8.0 memstick.img the same content as the cd1 disk? >>>> >>> Sigh. Reply-to-all fail. Resending. >>> >>> It's all in the email about the 8.0 BETA(s). Use dd, a memstick that >>> is of equal to or greater size than the memstick.img, and no, it's >>> different from disc1. It currently lacks packages, but it does include >>> livefs. >>> >>> -- randi >>> >>> >>> The email about 8.0 BETA(s) was not posted to the questions list that is >> why I did not see it. >> >> This is what I tried >> >> $$$$ Plugging in the stick auto generated these messages >> >> # /root >umass0: > addr 2> on uhub1 >> da0 at umass-sim0 bus 0 target 0 lun 0 >> da0: < USB Flash Memory 6.50> Removable Direct Access SCSI-0 device >> da0: 1.000MB/s transfers >> da0: 1905MB (3903487 512 byte sectors: 255H 63S/T 242C) >> GEOM_LABEL: Label for provider da0s1 is msdosfs/ço¤żňÚktń >> >> $$$$ I have to hit enter key to get prompt >> $$$$ of=da0 or of=da0s1 resulted in same thing, no img on stick >> >> # /usr >dd if=8.0-BETA1-i386-memstick.img of=da0 bs=10240 conv=sync >> 57412+0 records in >> 57412+0 records out >> 587898880 bytes transferred in 192.035793 secs (3061403 bytes/sec) >> >> Can not mount with (mount /dev/da0s1 /mnt) >> But (mount_msdosfs /dev/da0s1 /mnt) does work but >> stick still contains the original data. >> Has not been overwritten by the 8.0-BETA1-i386-memstick.img >> >> What is the problem here? >> > > You're writing to a file called da0 inside /usr instead of /dev/da0. > > -- randi > _______________________________________________ > 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" > > dd if=8.0-BETA1-i386-memstick.img of=/dev/da0 worked I used my laptop to boot from the usb memstick. The 8.0 sysinstall started right up but it has problems. In this test i am booting off a 2gb usb memstick containing the 8.0-BETA1-i386-memstick.img and installing on a second 8gb memstick. While trying to do a [STANDARD/KERNEL DEVELOPER] distribution sysinstall issues error msg saying package index not on current media them gos on to tell me that docproj, manpages, proflibs, dict, info, sbace, ssys and srce are not on the media. I take this to mean that they are missing from the 8.0-BETA1-i386-memstick.img. So I tried to install again this time doing a minimal selection. This when through to completion but the resulting memstick was not bootable. I'll try this test again when BETA2 is released.