From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 16 03:25:26 2009 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 6A275106564A for ; Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:25:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sektie@gmail.com) Received: from qw-out-2122.google.com (qw-out-2122.google.com [74.125.92.27]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1CF6A8FC17 for ; Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:25:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sektie@gmail.com) Received: by qw-out-2122.google.com with SMTP id 3so585429qwe.7 for ; Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:25:25 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:sender:received:in-reply-to :references:date:x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc :content-type; bh=HPX9Z8w8sRaJVOj6Q/Izv0GzXmXRZDCybqezP/aZt5k=; b=Hc0zd+hJuByzGwIugm407c9bpILZm4I0kchElWYCKZKl67Ph2ZidwVlFpv1jBZjj55 3+uAVdadnwM+dhb33dl+y8lKYg2HC1M2tBpSArGDFKEdLHj8MVezapDm/9+ci/HiBzp5 iGb6pkus/0Ee1IlJxwpFRmthyRcQaO3BbHreY= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; b=aVFgrRJc74FRf1NI5Amb09npwqzLpmzlTikjb16rCPawagDkG+GNJUjKCrBiJjIFN8 PPiXFBdiepQ1F/m5sD75DHdOiji0mXwlkUZdS7dTywmfmS5IC7lNFCAeC4bhlM7cGGGL rrRSkBoqJe40O64dem4r3LlZJTIz6WCvpgdnA= MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: sektie@gmail.com Received: by 10.229.110.21 with SMTP id l21mr1576383qcp.26.1247714725333; Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:25:25 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4A5E876C.8000804@a1poweruser.com> References: <4A5BEABB.6070802@a1poweruser.com> <4A5D6453.3060100@a1poweruser.com> <4A5E876C.8000804@a1poweruser.com> Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:25:25 -0700 X-Google-Sender-Auth: 9066c0c01b794872 Message-ID: From: Randi Harper To: Fbsd1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Mark Wallbank Subject: Re: Install from a USB Pen 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: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:25:26 -0000 On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 6:50 PM, Fbsd1 wrote: > Randi Harper wrote: > >> On 7/14/09, Fbsd1 wrote: >> >>> What are the instructions for using this 8.0 memstick.img? >>> What raw size memstick is needed? >>> Is the 8.0 memstick.img the same content as the cd1 disk? >>> >> >> Sigh. Reply-to-all fail. Resending. >> >> It's all in the email about the 8.0 BETA(s). Use dd, a memstick that >> is of equal to or greater size than the memstick.img, and no, it's >> different from disc1. It currently lacks packages, but it does include >> livefs. >> >> -- randi >> >> >> The email about 8.0 BETA(s) was not posted to the questions list that i= s > why I did not see it. > > This is what I tried > > $$$$ Plugging in the stick auto generated these messages > > # /root >umass0: addr 2> on uhub1 > da0 at umass-sim0 bus 0 target 0 lun 0 > da0: < USB Flash Memory 6.50> Removable Direct Access SCSI-0 device > da0: 1.000MB/s transfers > da0: 1905MB (3903487 512 byte sectors: 255H 63S/T 242C) > GEOM_LABEL: Label for provider da0s1 is msdosfs/=C3=A7o=C2=A4=C5=BC=C5=88= =C3=9Akt=C5=84 > > $$$$ I have to hit enter key to get prompt > $$$$ of=3Dda0 or of=3Dda0s1 resulted in same thing, no img on stick > > # /usr >dd if=3D8.0-BETA1-i386-memstick.img of=3Dda0 bs=3D10240 conv=3Dsy= nc > 57412+0 records in > 57412+0 records out > 587898880 bytes transferred in 192.035793 secs (3061403 bytes/sec) > > Can not mount with (mount /dev/da0s1 /mnt) > But (mount_msdosfs /dev/da0s1 /mnt) does work but > stick still contains the original data. > Has not been overwritten by the 8.0-BETA1-i386-memstick.img > > What is the problem here? > You're writing to a file called da0 inside /usr instead of /dev/da0. -- randi