Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:20:19 -0400 From: Glen Barber <glen.j.barber@gmail.com> To: doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/147347: [patch][handbook] Request for comments on memstick install instructions Message-ID: <4C44F9D3.9060009@gmail.com>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------020702060101010000010008 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi, I have modified the install chapter.sgml documentation, adding instructions on installing from a USB memory stick. The patch is attached, and publicly available at: http://www.glenbarber.us/docs/handbook.install.sgml.diff The section is currently modeled after the floppy disk install section, which I did not remove as 7.3-RELEASE still contains the floppy disks on the CD; though I noted floppy disk images were not included in 8.0 and newer. I'd like to get feedback from the documentation community before filing a PR. Best regards, -- Glen Barber --------------020702060101010000010008 Content-Type: text/plain; x-mac-type="0"; x-mac-creator="0"; name="handbook.install.sgml.diff" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="handbook.install.sgml.diff" --- chapter.sgml.orig 2010-07-19 17:03:42.763886000 -0400 +++ chapter.sgml 2010-07-19 20:59:44.468894778 -0400 @@ -630,6 +630,10 @@ </listitem> <listitem> + <para>A USB Memory Stick</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> <para>A DOS partition on the same computer</para> </listitem> @@ -695,6 +699,13 @@ <procedure> <step> <title>Acquire the Boot Floppy Images</title> + + <important> + <para>Please note, as of &os; release 8.0, floppy disk + images are no longer available. Please see below for + instructions on how to install &os; using a USB memory + stick.</para> + </important> <para>The boot disks are available on your installation media in the <filename>floppies/</filename> directory, and @@ -799,6 +810,72 @@ </step> </procedure> + <para>To create a bootable memory stick, follow these steps:</para> + + <procedure> + <step> + <title>Acquire the Memory Stick Image</title> + + <para>The memory stick image can be downloaded from the + <filename>ISO-IMAGES/</filename> directory from + <literal>ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/<replaceable><arch></replaceable>/ISO-IMAGES/<replaceable><version></replaceable>/&rel.current;-RELEASE-<arch>-memstick.img</literal>. + Replace <replaceable><arch></replaceable> and + <replaceable><version></replaceable> + with the architecture and the version number + which you want to install, respectively. + For example, the memory stick images for + &os;/&arch.i386; &rel.current;-RELEASE are available + from <ulink url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/&arch.i386;/ISO-IMAGES/&rel.current;/&rel.current;-RELEASE-&arch.i386;-memstick.img"></ulink>.</para>; + + <para>The memory stick image has a <filename>.img</filename> extension. + The <filename>ISO-IMAGES/</filename> directory contains a number of + different images, and the ones you will need to use depends on the + version of FreeBSD you are installing, and in some cases, the + hardware you are installing to. + + <important> + <para>Before proceeding, <emphasis>back up</emphasis> the + data you currently have on your USB stick, as this + procedure will <emphasis>erase</emphasis> it. + </important> + </step> + + <step> + <title>Prepare the Memory Stick</title> + + <warning> + <para>The example below lists <literal>/dev/da0</literal> + as the target device from which you will be booting. Be + very careful that you have the correct device as the + output target, or you may destroy your existing + data.</para> + </warning> + + <para>Replacing <replaceable>da0</replaceable> with the + device your memory stick shows up as, erase the current + data from the memory stick. + + <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/<replaceable>da0</replaceable> bs=1k count=1</userinput> +&prompt.root; <userinput>bsdlabel -Bw <replaceable>da0</replaceable> auto</userinput> +&prompt.root; <userinput>newfs -L &os; <replaceable>/dev/da0</replaceable></userinput></screen> + </step> + + <step> + <title>Write the Image File to the Memory Stick</title> + + <para>The <filename>.img</filename> file is + <emphasis>not</emphasis> a regular file you copy to the + memory stick. It is an image of the complete contents of + the disk. This means that you <emphasis>cannot</emphasis> + simply copy files from one disk to another. Instead, you + must use &man.dd.1; to write the images directly to the + disk:</para> + + <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>dd if=&rel.current;-RELEASE-&arch.i386;-memstick.img of=/dev/<replaceable>da0</replaceable> bs=10240 conv=sync</userinput></screen> + + </step> + </procedure> + <para>You are now ready to start installing FreeBSD.</para> </sect2> </sect1> --------------020702060101010000010008--
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