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From: Hans Petter Selasky <hselasky@c2i.net>
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Subject: Re: usb/142876: sysinstall abort:: usb stick as source media & usb
	stick as install target
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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