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> In-Reply-To: <CAFL8=tjdvcHP_Nb5HNSMoK%2B4drwzgy-nRsLnd=TC6=Sg34n5Xg@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAFL8=tjdvcHP_Nb5HNSMoK%2B4drwzgy-nRsLnd=TC6=Sg34n5Xg@mail.gmail.com>
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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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