How to write FreeBSD image to USB flash drive
I am trying to write FreeBSD-10.3-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img to a USB flash drive, in the hopes of installing FreeBSD on an x64 computer in my house. Here is the image: ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/10.3/.
I have searched up how to write .img files to a USB flash drive, with most sites saying to use Unetbootin, Startup Disk Creator, or the dd command. When I plugged in and selected the flash drive after using Unetbootin, I received the message "Missing operating system". With Disk Creator, I received a message telling me that Disk Creator couldn't write the image to the flash drive.
As for the dd command, I used this: dd if=FreeBSD-10.3-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img of=/dev/sdb1 bs=10240 conv=sync, which I got from here and here. The command writes a bunch of garbage files to my flash drive, instead of the contents of the FreeBSD image (which I assume wouldn't be garbage files).
How should I go about writing FreeBSD to the flash drive and installing it to my computer, given that these options didn't work?
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asked May 11 '16 at 2:30
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I am trying to write FreeBSD-10.3-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img to a USB flash drive, in the hopes of installing FreeBSD on an x64 computer in my house. Here is the image: ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/10.3/.
I have searched up how to write .img files to a USB flash drive, with most sites saying to use Unetbootin, Startup Disk Creator, or the dd command. When I plugged in and selected the flash drive after using Unetbootin, I received the message "Missing operating system". With Disk Creator, I received a message telling me that Disk Creator couldn't write the image to the flash drive.
As for the dd command, I used this: dd if=FreeBSD-10.3-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img of=/dev/sdb1 bs=10240 conv=sync, which I got from here and here. The command writes a bunch of garbage files to my flash drive, instead of the contents of the FreeBSD image (which I assume wouldn't be garbage files).
How should I go about writing FreeBSD to the flash drive and installing it to my computer, given that these options didn't work?
boot usb-flash-drive freebsd bootable-media
asked May 11 '16 at 2:30
gnugnu
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I am trying to write FreeBSD-10.3-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img to a USB flash drive, in the hopes of installing FreeBSD on an x64 computer in my house. Here is the image: ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/10.3/.
I have searched up how to write .img files to a USB flash drive, with most sites saying to use Unetbootin, Startup Disk Creator, or the dd command. When I plugged in and selected the flash drive after using Unetbootin, I received the message "Missing operating system". With Disk Creator, I received a message telling me that Disk Creator couldn't write the image to the flash drive.
As for the dd command, I used this: dd if=FreeBSD-10.3-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img of=/dev/sdb1 bs=10240 conv=sync, which I got from here and here. The command writes a bunch of garbage files to my flash drive, instead of the contents of the FreeBSD image (which I assume wouldn't be garbage files).
How should I go about writing FreeBSD to the flash drive and installing it to my computer, given that these options didn't work?
boot usb-flash-drive freebsd bootable-media
asked May 11 '16 at 2:30
gnugnu
45228
I am trying to write FreeBSD-10.3-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img to a USB flash drive, in the hopes of installing FreeBSD on an x64 computer in my house. Here is the image: ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/10.3/.
I have searched up how to write .img files to a USB flash drive, with most sites saying to use Unetbootin, Startup Disk Creator, or the dd command. When I plugged in and selected the flash drive after using Unetbootin, I received the message "Missing operating system". With Disk Creator, I received a message telling me that Disk Creator couldn't write the image to the flash drive.
As for the dd command, I used this: dd if=FreeBSD-10.3-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img of=/dev/sdb1 bs=10240 conv=sync, which I got from here and here. The command writes a bunch of garbage files to my flash drive, instead of the contents of the FreeBSD image (which I assume wouldn't be garbage files).
How should I go about writing FreeBSD to the flash drive and installing it to my computer, given that these options didn't work?
boot usb-flash-drive freebsd bootable-media
boot usb-flash-drive freebsd bootable-media
asked May 11 '16 at 2:30
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Assuming you are using dd within FreeBSD or Linux:
1) umount /dev/sdb
If your USB stick is under /dev/sdb
2) dd if=FreeBSD-10.3-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img of=/dev/sdb bs=10240
Please note the of=/dev/sdb argument as you are supposed to write to the whole stick instead of its first partition.
3) Now reboot and choose the USB stick as the boot option.
answered May 11 '16 at 8:36
hkdtamhkdtam
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Thanks for mentioning the part about sdb instead of sdb! For anybody using cygwin for this, make sure you started cygwin as administrator. you can find out what /dev/sdb or similar you should use withcat /proc/partitions. To see if dd is making progress, appendstatus=progressto the dd command.
– lucidbrot
Oct 17 '16 at 9:00
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If you are trying to write the image to USB on Windows, try Rufus. Choose your USB drive under Device, check Create a bootable disk using and select DD Image from the drop down, browse to the image file and hit Start.
It is unclear from your description if your problem is solely with drive creation or with booting off a USB key that is likely good (the dd version should be good judging by the command and assuming sdb was the right device)
answered May 11 '16 at 5:16
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Assuming you are using dd within FreeBSD or Linux:
1) umount /dev/sdb
If your USB stick is under /dev/sdb
2) dd if=FreeBSD-10.3-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img of=/dev/sdb bs=10240
Please note the of=/dev/sdb argument as you are supposed to write to the whole stick instead of its first partition.
3) Now reboot and choose the USB stick as the boot option.
answered May 11 '16 at 8:36
hkdtamhkdtam
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Thanks for mentioning the part about sdb instead of sdb! For anybody using cygwin for this, make sure you started cygwin as administrator. you can find out what /dev/sdb or similar you should use withcat /proc/partitions. To see if dd is making progress, appendstatus=progressto the dd command.
– lucidbrot
Oct 17 '16 at 9:00
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Assuming you are using dd within FreeBSD or Linux:
1) umount /dev/sdb
If your USB stick is under /dev/sdb
2) dd if=FreeBSD-10.3-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img of=/dev/sdb bs=10240
Please note the of=/dev/sdb argument as you are supposed to write to the whole stick instead of its first partition.
3) Now reboot and choose the USB stick as the boot option.
answered May 11 '16 at 8:36
hkdtamhkdtam
31128
Thanks for mentioning the part about sdb instead of sdb! For anybody using cygwin for this, make sure you started cygwin as administrator. you can find out what /dev/sdb or similar you should use withcat /proc/partitions. To see if dd is making progress, appendstatus=progressto the dd command.
– lucidbrot
Oct 17 '16 at 9:00
add a comment |
Assuming you are using dd within FreeBSD or Linux:
1) umount /dev/sdb
If your USB stick is under /dev/sdb
2) dd if=FreeBSD-10.3-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img of=/dev/sdb bs=10240
Please note the of=/dev/sdb argument as you are supposed to write to the whole stick instead of its first partition.
3) Now reboot and choose the USB stick as the boot option.
answered May 11 '16 at 8:36
hkdtamhkdtam
31128
Assuming you are using dd within FreeBSD or Linux:
1) umount /dev/sdb
If your USB stick is under /dev/sdb
2) dd if=FreeBSD-10.3-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img of=/dev/sdb bs=10240
Please note the of=/dev/sdb argument as you are supposed to write to the whole stick instead of its first partition.
3) Now reboot and choose the USB stick as the boot option.
answered May 11 '16 at 8:36
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answered May 11 '16 at 8:36
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answered May 11 '16 at 8:36
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answered May 11 '16 at 8:36
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Thanks for mentioning the part about sdb instead of sdb! For anybody using cygwin for this, make sure you started cygwin as administrator. you can find out what /dev/sdb or similar you should use withcat /proc/partitions. To see if dd is making progress, appendstatus=progressto the dd command.
– lucidbrot
Oct 17 '16 at 9:00
add a comment |
Thanks for mentioning the part about sdb instead of sdb! For anybody using cygwin for this, make sure you started cygwin as administrator. you can find out what /dev/sdb or similar you should use withcat /proc/partitions. To see if dd is making progress, appendstatus=progressto the dd command.
– lucidbrot
Oct 17 '16 at 9:00
Thanks for mentioning the part about sdb instead of sdb! For anybody using cygwin for this, make sure you started cygwin as administrator. you can find out what /dev/sdb or similar you should use with
cat /proc/partitions. To see if dd is making progress, append status=progress to the dd command.– lucidbrot
Oct 17 '16 at 9:00
Thanks for mentioning the part about sdb instead of sdb! For anybody using cygwin for this, make sure you started cygwin as administrator. you can find out what /dev/sdb or similar you should use with
cat /proc/partitions. To see if dd is making progress, append status=progress to the dd command.– lucidbrot
Oct 17 '16 at 9:00
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If you are trying to write the image to USB on Windows, try Rufus. Choose your USB drive under Device, check Create a bootable disk using and select DD Image from the drop down, browse to the image file and hit Start.
It is unclear from your description if your problem is solely with drive creation or with booting off a USB key that is likely good (the dd version should be good judging by the command and assuming sdb was the right device)
answered May 11 '16 at 5:16
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If you are trying to write the image to USB on Windows, try Rufus. Choose your USB drive under Device, check Create a bootable disk using and select DD Image from the drop down, browse to the image file and hit Start.
It is unclear from your description if your problem is solely with drive creation or with booting off a USB key that is likely good (the dd version should be good judging by the command and assuming sdb was the right device)
answered May 11 '16 at 5:16
waywardonewaywardone
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If you are trying to write the image to USB on Windows, try Rufus. Choose your USB drive under Device, check Create a bootable disk using and select DD Image from the drop down, browse to the image file and hit Start.
It is unclear from your description if your problem is solely with drive creation or with booting off a USB key that is likely good (the dd version should be good judging by the command and assuming sdb was the right device)
answered May 11 '16 at 5:16
waywardonewaywardone
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If you are trying to write the image to USB on Windows, try Rufus. Choose your USB drive under Device, check Create a bootable disk using and select DD Image from the drop down, browse to the image file and hit Start.
It is unclear from your description if your problem is solely with drive creation or with booting off a USB key that is likely good (the dd version should be good judging by the command and assuming sdb was the right device)
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