From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 25 14:10:21 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BC34D106566C for ; Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:10:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from smithi@nimnet.asn.au) Received: from sola.nimnet.asn.au (paqi.nimnet.asn.au [115.70.110.159]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3ACF38FC15 for ; Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:10:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sola.nimnet.asn.au (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id o5PEAEbk058853; Sat, 26 Jun 2010 00:10:14 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from smithi@nimnet.asn.au) Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2010 00:10:14 +1000 (EST) From: Ian Smith To: Alexender In-Reply-To: <20100625120020.BF98310656C1@hub.freebsd.org> Message-ID: <20100625235038.I9227@sola.nimnet.asn.au> References: <20100625120020.BF98310656C1@hub.freebsd.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: USB-boot flash memory stick - Fixit mode do not start X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:10:21 -0000 In freebsd-questions Digest, Vol 316, Issue 8, Message: 18 On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:12:28 +0400 Alexender 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