Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2016 00:56:01 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: swjatoslaw gerus <milstar2@eml.cc> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: You have made error ...#### dd if=FreeBSD-11-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img of=/dev/sdb1 bs=1M conv=sync Message-ID: <20161231005601.f72c879c.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <1483141659.792184.833392937.6B88E280@webmail.messagingengine.com> References: <1483141659.792184.833392937.6B88E280@webmail.messagingengine.com>
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On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 00:47:39 +0100, swjatoslaw gerus wrote: > From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> > > This is to be expected because the stick hasn't been > prepared correctly. Again: > > # dd if=FreeBSD-11-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img of=/dev/sdb bs=1M > conv=sync > > is the correct command here. That kind of mistake can > be summarized as "fat fingers"... ;-) > ############ > > You have made error Please specify error. Even if I may not have paid attention to which unit suffix the Linux you are using made availabe for the dd command (so "manually multiplying" bs=1M or bs=1m to bs=1048576) doesn't have any relation to writing to the wrong device. As with anything computer-related, no not simply cut & paste with your eyes shut or your brain asleep. Always think about what you're doing, it's an essential skill. ;-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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