Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 15:17:20 -0400 From: "Andrey Shuvikov" <mr.hyro@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing from USB Flash Drive Message-ID: <24393ae80708011217r336ecc44m10a129890da6952f@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <op.twd8jds0q910fd@localhost> References: <op.twd8jds0q910fd@localhost>
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On 8/1/07, Ross Penner <ross.penner@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi everybody, > > I'm trying to install a system on a machine that doesn't have an optical > drive. I plan on using a USB flash drive to do the job and found a > messages from hackers@freebsd.org > (http://www.mail-archive.com/freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org/msg55434.html) > about just such a thing. The script provided converts the CD image into > one suitable for a flashmemory stick. I used and coverted it without > issue. The instructions say to use dd to prepare the flash drive so > executed > #dd if=flashbsd.iso of=/dev/da0 This will copy CD to USB sector-by-sector recreating CD filesystem (ISO-9660) on the stick. I don't think it's what system expects. I tried to do similar thing some time ago. I don't remember details but what I did was mounting CD-image and copying files from there to preformatted USB stick.
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