Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 10:20:02 GMT From: Hans Petter Selasky <hselasky@c2i.net> To: freebsd-usb@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: usb/142876: sysinstall abort:: usb stick as source media & usb stick as install target Message-ID: <201001161020.o0GAK2vW020648@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR usb/142876; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Hans Petter Selasky <hselasky@c2i.net> To: freebsd-usb@freebsd.org Cc: Joe Barbish <fbsd1@a1poweruser.com>, freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: usb/142876: sysinstall abort:: usb stick as source media & usb stick as install target Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 11:08:34 +0100 On Saturday 16 January 2010 10:50:06 Joe Barbish wrote: > >Number: 142876 > >Category: usb > >Synopsis: sysinstall abort:: usb stick as source media & usb stick > > as install target Confidential: no > >Severity: serious > >Priority: high > >Responsible: freebsd-usb > >State: open > >Quarter: > >Keywords: > >Date-Required: > >Class: sw-bug > >Submitter-Id: current-users > >Arrival-Date: Sat Jan 16 10:00:09 UTC 2010 > >Closed-Date: > >Last-Modified: > >Originator: Joe Barbish > >Release: 8.0 release > >Organization: > > none > > >Environment: > >Description: > > Using 2 USB sticks. da0 2GB as the bootable install media and da1 4GB > target device that freebsd is to be installed on. > > I have put the disc-1 iso onto a usb stick. I can boot this usb stick (da0) > and use the default sysinstall program to install from to any motherboard > cabled hard drive. This works as exspected. Hi, Did you mean image or iso? Do you have the download link? ISO files should normally not be cat'ed onto memory sticks. And if you do so, you might have to check the options and install medium menu before it works. --HPS
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