From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 19 22:59:28 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 37E89106566B for ; Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:59:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@m.gmane.org) Received: from ciao.gmane.org (main.gmane.org [80.91.229.2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B8F258FC13 for ; Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:59:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@m.gmane.org) Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1LaHrb-000055-AB for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:59:27 +0000 Received: from 78-1-183-46.adsl.net.t-com.hr ([78.1.183.46]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:59:27 +0000 Received: from ivoras by 78-1-183-46.adsl.net.t-com.hr with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:59:27 +0000 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Ivan Voras Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:58:37 +0100 Lines: 51 Message-ID: References: <730665.91541.qm@web31705.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enigE3CF12EA6EEBC300EC6C90E7" X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 78-1-183-46.adsl.net.t-com.hr User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (Windows/20081209) In-Reply-To: <730665.91541.qm@web31705.mail.mud.yahoo.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.7 Sender: news Subject: Re: Install 7.1 DVD iso UNetbootin Eee Box 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, 19 Feb 2009 22:59:28 -0000 This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enigE3CF12EA6EEBC300EC6C90E7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable loony wrote: > Has anyone had any luck with UNetbootin and the 7.1 DVD iso? >=20 > I'm trying to prep USB media on windows vista64. Unlike the CDROM base= d isos, the DVD install is compressed .gz. I assume the iso needs to be e= xtracted prior to loading it with UNetbootin and wonder if somehow gzip.e= xe on Windows is messing with the sanctity (for lack of better technical = term) of the iso files. >=20 > When I boot from a 8gb usb device I've prepped with 7.1 DVD using UNetb= ootin, I get a missing or corrupted kernel image. No problems with using= the latest BackTrack iso. >=20 > I'm putting together a resource for running FreeBSD on the Asus Eee box= at http://groups.google.com/group/freebsd-eee-box?hl=3Den and would real= ly appreciate assistance with creating a USB boot media (preferably on Wi= ndows but a FBSD 7.0 box is available as well) based on the DVD as the DV= D is a lot more convenient than a CDROM install. >=20 > Is it possible to edit the syslinux file installed by UNetbootin to poi= nt to a generic kernel in the kernels directory? It looks like UNetbootIn is broken for FreeBSD ISO images (it doesn't do the right thing when presented a FreeBSD ISO). See http://ivoras.sharanet.org/blog/tree/2009-02-07.installing-freebsd-on-ace= r-aspire-one-netbook.html for a workaround. --------------enigE3CF12EA6EEBC300EC6C90E7 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkmd5B0ACgkQldnAQVacBcgw4wCcChxqLkCamfkBeJmapoNtDEY4 oAEAn39QpKgMa7bLEIMhCjEVXHQ8nPcP =GvNe -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enigE3CF12EA6EEBC300EC6C90E7--