> OI specifically mentions bs=4M for OI images on the installation guide. > I was just not sure what to put as block size for dd write: 4M or 1M. I went with 1M. > > # bs=1M per Perp AI > sudo dd bs=1M if=./omnios-r151054.usb-dd of=/dev/sda status=progress conv=fsync
Found some interesting details on block size https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/s/zxlf9ubwJO seems pretty obvious. Cheers! Atiq On Mon, Aug 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM Atiq Rahman <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Does OI work on this system then? > OI text installer boots fine on this system: > > > Does it get as far as the reading unix and the boot archive messages? > I will check booting once more before replying this. For now, all I > remember is, right after I hit enter after choosing multi-user mode or > single user mode, as it tries to bring up the text installer screen, it > freezes with a large cursor on top-left of the screen and nothing happens > or responds after. > > Tried the image on an old machine after it failed on this system. That old > machine booted the text installer just fine. > > So, I guess the image writing was fine. OI specifically mentions bs=4M for > OI images on the installation guide. I was just not sure what to put as > block size for dd write: 4M or 1M. I went with 1M. > > # bs=1M per Perp AI > sudo dd bs=1M if=./omnios-r151054.usb-dd of=/dev/sda status=progress > conv=fsync > > I also tried the omnios bloody image, repros exact same problem. > > > On a different note, I know I shouldn't be asking this here but do you > guys know how to set up 'wrap at 80 characters' on gmail without using a > desktop client app? > _______________________________________________ openindiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
