Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2010 00:10:14 +1000 (EST) From: Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au> To: Alexender <ags18@yandex.ru> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: USB-boot flash memory stick - Fixit mode do not start Message-ID: <20100625235038.I9227@sola.nimnet.asn.au> In-Reply-To: <20100625120020.BF98310656C1@hub.freebsd.org> References: <20100625120020.BF98310656C1@hub.freebsd.org>
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In freebsd-questions Digest, Vol 316, Issue 8, Message: 18
On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:12:28 +0400 Alexender <ags18@yandex.ru> wrote:
> I try both 8.0-RELEASE and 8.1-RC official memstick images. I try
> write them to memory stick by that commands:
> # dd if=memstick.img of=/dev/da0 bs=10240
> # dd if=memstick.img of=/dev/da0 bs=512
> I also try to write image from Windows by win32diskimager-RELEASE-0.2-r23-win32
>
> I think all was writen well in all cases - in /dev appear /dev/da0a -
> i try to mount it - all was fine. I try to boot from it - all was
> fine too - appear sysinstall.
Looks good.
> But when I try to go to Fixit mode and choose USB - sysinstall tell
> me that there is no USB-device. I try that on 3 different PC - all
> the same. What I did wrong?
This is a known bug that only happens with some, mostly older systems,
and/or with some (slower?) types of USB stick, including mine. I don't
know if this just-informational patch might make it into 8.1-RELEASE ..
--- media.c.1.128 Mon Dec 14 20:04:38 2009
+++ media.c Mon Dec 14 20:50:14 2009
@@ -241,7 +241,8 @@
cnt = deviceCount(devs);
if (!cnt) {
- msgConfirm("No USB devices found!");
+ msgConfirm("No USB devices found!\n"
+ "(try Options menu: Rescan devices)");
return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_CONTINUE;
}
else if (cnt > 1) {
.. ie running 'Options menu: Rescan devices' fixes this issue for some.
cheers, Ian
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