On Thu 18 May 2023 at 11:44:55 (+0800), hlyg wrote:
> in debian, it is as easy as copying iso file to usb device (/dev/sdx),
> run sync to be safe
>
> does this method work for other iso file?
>
> http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/unix/FreeBSD/releases/ISO-IMAGES/13.1/FreeBSD-13.1-RELEASE-i386-bootonly.iso
>
> i can't boot it created this way. what's wrong with it? Thanks!
It doesn't say you can do that with the i386 architecture, only amd64:
"bootonly
This supports booting a machine using the CDROM drive but does not
contain the installation distribution sets for installing FreeBSD
from the CD itself. You would need to perform a network based
install (e.g., from an HTTP or FTP server) after booting from the CD.
Additionally, this can be written to a USB memory stick (flash
drive) for the amd64 architecture and used to do an install on
↑↑↑↑↑
machines capable of booting off USB drives. It also supports
booting into a "livefs" based rescue mode. There are no pre-built
packages."
Cheers,
David.
