From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 27 02:30:08 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A6AA5106564A for ; Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:30:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9526F8FC15 for ; Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:30:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id o6R2U8uY085396 for ; Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:30:08 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id o6R2U8sg085393; Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:30:08 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:30:08 GMT Message-Id: <201007270230.o6R2U8sg085393@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org From: Glen Barber Cc: Subject: Re: docs/147347: [request] Missing memstick install setup instructions in Handbook X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Glen Barber List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:30:08 -0000 The following reply was made to PR docs/147347; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Glen Barber To: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org Cc: Subject: Re: docs/147347: [request] Missing memstick install setup instructions in Handbook Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:25:37 -0400 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------060203040505040401030906 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi, I haven't received as much feedback as I would have liked on the patch I submitted to doc@, so I will put it out in the open with the original PR. Regards, -- Glen Barber --------------060203040505040401030906 Content-Type: text/plain; name="chapter.sgml.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="chapter.sgml.txt" --- handbook/install/chapter.sgml.orig 2010-07-19 17:03:42.763886000 -0400 +++ handbook/install/chapter.sgml 2010-07-20 08:44:18.609955721 -0400 @@ -630,6 +630,10 @@ + A USB Memory Stick + + + A DOS partition on the same computer @@ -695,6 +699,13 @@ Acquire the Boot Floppy Images + + + Please note, as of &os; release 8.0, floppy disk + images are no longer available. Please see below for + instructions on how to install &os; using a USB memory + stick. + The boot disks are available on your installation media in the floppies/ directory, and @@ -799,6 +810,70 @@ + To create a bootable memory stick, follow these steps: + + + + Acquire the Memory Stick Image + + The memory stick image can be downloaded from the + ISO-IMAGES/ directory from + ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/<arch>/ISO-IMAGES/<version>/&rel.current;-RELEASE-<arch>-memstick.img. + Replace <arch> and + <version> + with the architecture and the version number + which you want to install, respectively. + For example, the memory stick images for + &os;/&arch.i386; &rel.current;-RELEASE are available + from . + + The memory stick image has a .img extension. + The ISO-IMAGES/ directory contains a number of + different images, and the ones you will need to use depends on the + version of FreeBSD you are installing, and in some cases, the + hardware you are installing to. + + + Before proceeding, back up the + data you currently have on your USB stick, as this + procedure will erase it. + + + + + Prepare the Memory Stick + + + The example below lists /dev/da0 + as the target device from which you will be booting. Be + very careful that you have the correct device as the + output target, or you may destroy your existing + data. + + + Replacing da0 with the + device your memory stick shows up as, erase the current + data from the memory stick. + + &prompt.root; dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/da0 bs=1k count=1 + + + + Write the Image File to the Memory Stick + + The .img file is + not a regular file you copy to the + memory stick. It is an image of the complete contents of + the disk. This means that you cannot + simply copy files from one disk to another. Instead, you + must use &man.dd.1; to write the images directly to the + disk: + + &prompt.root; dd if=&rel.current;-RELEASE-&arch.i386;-memstick.img of=/dev/da0 bs=64k + + + + You are now ready to start installing FreeBSD. --------------060203040505040401030906--