Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2020 23:02:21 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 12.1 i386 CD #1 image size not compatible with intended medium standard size Message-ID: <20200616230221.fac8a60d.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <20200616165122.00001914@seibercom.net> References: <20200616122728.7bd2df41.freebsd@edvax.de> <20200616115127.53797f2bdea77fcbe032b4bf@sohara.org> <20200616125704.76ad3a4d.freebsd@edvax.de> <ad1be45c-bb86-7526-2ff1-62e5987c606f@holgerdanske.com> <20200616213651.ba41c212.freebsd@edvax.de> <1da9bbe1-8524-1389-dd0a-692be3bd8b4d@holgerdanske.com> <20200616220231.145829f5.freebsd@edvax.de> <20200616165122.00001914@seibercom.net>
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On Tue, 16 Jun 2020 16:51:22 -0400, Jerry wrote: > On Tue, 16 Jun 2020 22:02:31 +0200, Polytropon commented: > >On Tue, 16 Jun 2020 12:50:28 -0700, David Christensen wrote: > >> On 2020-06-16 12:36, Polytropon wrote: > >> > On Tue, 16 Jun 2020 12:27:48 -0700, David Christensen wrote: > >> >> On 2020-06-16 03:57, Polytropon wrote: > >> >> > >> >>> A boot-only solution would not help, and also booting from > >> >>> DVD or USB is not possible, because it doesn't exist. > >> >> > >> >> Do you mean the computer does not have a DVD drive and does not > >> >> have USB ports? > >> > > >> > Correct. I could probably exchange the CD drive for a DVD drive > >> > (40 pin ATA interface), but it isn't able to boot from USB; there > >> > is a PCI card with USB 1.0 ports, but the system cannot boot from > >> > that resource (CMOS setup says: CDROM,C:,A:). The system also is > >> > not networked (it _could_ maybe boot via PXE on the NIC, but I > >> > don't have any PXE server infrastructure set up). > >> [...] > You still have not explained why you could not just use an external DVD > drive. I thought I made that clear; see the above paragraph, assuming "external" means USB. :-) > Amazon is selling them as cheap as $24. If you are really cheap, > you could just use it once and send it back for a refund. The PCI card in that machine only has USB 1.0 connectors, and it is not possible to boot (!) from anything attached there. In worst case, I have access to an external USB DVD drive, if I needed, but it wouldn't solve the problem. In such a case, it would be possible to boot from a regular USB stick, but as mentioned, it doesn't boot from any USB at all. Furthermore, even though that card is installed, I didn't test it yet for FreeBSD support (I only see it in the POST status screen where the PCI expansion cards are listed). However, I'm sure I have a DVD drive I could put into the machine in place of the CD drive; such a drive does exist around here somewhere, so I could use an installation DVD (where the "dvd1" image file fits the standard medium). -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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