Bug 147347

Summary: [request] Missing memstick install setup instructions in Handbook
Product: Documentation Reporter: Luke <lukek>
Component: Books & ArticlesAssignee: freebsd-doc (Nobody) <doc>
Status: Closed FIXED    
Severity: Affects Only Me    
Priority: Normal    
Version: Latest   
Hardware: Any   
OS: Any   
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Description Luke 2010-06-03 02:20:03 UTC 
I am trying to install a fresh 8-RELEASE using the memstick.iso but unsure how to actually put it on the USB stick. Did some digging in the forums and found some helpful info. Wondering if this info could be added to the handy-dandy handbook?

Fix: 

probable places to update might be as follows:
2.3.6
Under "Local Media", could add "USB memstick" tot he list of possible install media.

2.3.7
This section could maybe explain how to 'dd' the USB memstick image in preparation for boot/install.
Specifically the following command (Not sure if this is the best way):
dd if=/dev/md0 of=/dev/da0 bs=1m
How-To-Repeat: na
Comment 1 Mark Linimon freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2010-06-15 02:44:18 UTC 
State Changed
From-To: open->suspended

marked suspended awating patches.  (This sounds like a good idea to me.)
Comment 2 f0andrey 2010-06-27 07:15:16 UTC 
If you use FreeBSD < 8.0 make image
http://bsdimp.blogspot.com/2007/10/building-bootable-freebsdi386-images.html,
maybe fdisk change at gpart.
If use FreeBSD >= 8.0 simple"dd if=8.0-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img
of=/dev/da0 bs=1m".
Some flash did not have time to be determined, at startup, must
modification system.
Comment 3 Glen Barber 2010-07-21 02:11:59 UTC 
  Hello,

I've submitted a patch to doc@ for comments.  The original thread is here:

     http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-doc/2010-July/017383.html

Feedback welcome.

Regards,

-- 
Glen Barber
Comment 4 Glen Barber 2010-07-27 03:25:37 UTC 
  Hi,

I haven't received as much feedback as I would have liked on the patch I 
submitted to doc@, so I will put it out in the open with the original PR.

Regards,

-- 
Glen Barber
Comment 5 Glen Barber 2010-08-06 15:17:59 UTC 
 The attached patch, discussed on doc@, adds instructions on creating a
bootable memory stick installer.

-- 
Glen Barber
Comment 6 dfilter service freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2010-08-07 09:53:47 UTC 
blackend    2010-08-07 08:53:39 UTC

  FreeBSD doc repository

  Modified files:
    en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install chapter.sgml 
  Log:
  Add pre-installation tasks relative to the USB memstick.  Inform the
  reader that installation floppies are no longer available for 8.X and
  above.
  
  PR:             docs/147347 and docs/149230
  Patch submitted by:     Glen Barber <glen.j.barber@gmail.com>
  
  Revision  Changes    Path
  1.399     +81 -3     doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.sgml
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Comment 7 Marc Fonvieille freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2010-08-07 09:53:52 UTC 
State Changed
From-To: suspended->closed

Thanks.  I committed a slightly modified version of Glen's patch.