Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2022 09:33:55 -0700 From: Craig Leres <leres@freebsd.org> To: Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@freebsd.org>, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Block sizes for dd(1) to USB memory sticks (flash drives) for installers for FreeBSD Message-ID: <3ea35f4d-8efa-cf93-d462-0d8ce997b7aa@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <1cede94a-c114-17fa-a81c-bb58c2b5879c@freebsd.org> References: <1cede94a-c114-17fa-a81c-bb58c2b5879c@freebsd.org>
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On 9/30/22 00:26, Graham Perrin wrote: > <https://www.freebsd.org/releases/13.1R/announce/#_availability>; and > elsewhere: > > bs=1m > > Why so small? > > I find things much faster with a larger block size. Is this my imagination? I rarely use dd after learning about recoverdisk(1). But I see why dd would be referenced in installation instructions (e.g. switching from a linux distro). Craig
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