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Date:      Thu, 6 Dec 2018 09:54:53 -0600
From:      Justin Hibbits <chmeeedalf@gmail.com>
To:        Ali Mashtizadeh <mashtizadeh@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Getting started on POWER9
Message-ID:  <20181206095453.6ec3726d@ralga.knownspace>
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On Thu, 6 Dec 2018 10:36:28 -0500
Ali Mashtizadeh <mashtizadeh@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Everyone,
> 
> I was skimming through the mailing list archives and saw a few
> messages saying I could boot an OpenPower off a standard install
> image.  It seems that this isn't true for the USB key as petiteboot
> doesn't know what to do with it.  Is my only choice to install from
> the cd/dvd images?
> 
> Best,
> Ali

My understanding is the USB image has *never* worked, and the cd/dvd
images will work.  You can simply write the DVD image to a USB stick
and boot from it.  I did that for my initial install.

- Justin



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