Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2016 12:05:25 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: swjatoslaw gerus <milstar2@eml.cc> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 3- You have made error ...#### dd if=FreeBSD-11-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img of=/dev/sdb1 bs=1M conv=sync Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1612311158210.94586@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <1483209355.1974647.833842921.62AA8E07@webmail.messagingengine.com> References: <1483145583.808511.833423473.7736B95E@webmail.messagingengine.com> <alpine.BSF.2.20.1612311005570.94586@wonkity.com> <1483209355.1974647.833842921.62AA8E07@webmail.messagingengine.com>
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On Sat, 31 Dec 2016, swjatoslaw gerus wrote: > 1.bsd orig text > --------------------- > To burn the image using dd, insert the USB stick and determine its > device name. > https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall-pre.html > ----------------------- > performed from author with fdisk -l ... sdb1 No. Stop. DO NOT USE sdb1. DO NOT USE fdisk. The device name on that Linux system is sdb. No "1". Just sdb. sdb is the disk, sdb1 is the first partition on that disk. Of course, writing that image to /dev/sdb will overwrite whatever is already there. Be careful. > 2.bsd orig text > ------------------- > dd if=FreeBSD-10.2-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img of=/dev/da0 bs=1M > conv=sync > > multiple attempts with FreeBSD -11.0 /dev/sdb1 bs=1M ... > System( 16.04.1 64 bit ubuntu) -invalid argument > > bsd forum suggest not 1M but 1048576 On Linux, use either 1M (capital "M") or 1048576, it does not matter. They are the same thing. One is just easier to type. > Suggest is true > ------------------------- > it is downloaded ,can see after mounting with more, not with ls -lsar > poweroff plugin sandisk, notebook blocked black terminal Do not try to mount it. There is no point. Boot (start the computer) from that disk. It is the FreeBSD installer. I'm sorry, I do not understand the remaining points (#3-#8). Or what you are trying to accomplish, for that matter.
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