A common machine from 2015 not being able to boot from USB would be exceptionally rare. Sounds like you got unlucky on that machine.The machine in question does not reliably boot from USB media. It's not uncommon for machines of that era.
A common machine from 2015 not being able to boot from USB would be exceptionally rare. Sounds like you got unlucky on that machine.The machine in question does not reliably boot from USB media. It's not uncommon for machines of that era.
Sounds like you need to go play outside. Why are you even here adding nothing of value?A common machine from 2015 not being able to boot from USB would be exceptionally rare. Sounds like you've got a dud.
I've outlined my root cause analysis and results in my posts. Go demand your money back from elementary school because they failed to teach reading comprehension.You were wrong on the internet.
So, fill people in properly, did you get that machine working? You weren't clear.
Yes, and you did a good investigation. Good job. I'm sorry you ran into one of the more notorious beings here. This happens from time to time.I've outlined my root cause analysis and results in my posts. Go demand your money back from elementary school because they failed to teach reading comprehension.
cd /usr/freebsd-dist/
setenv DISTRIBUTIONS `ls *.txz`
bsdinstall checksum
ls ; cat MANIFEST ; sha256sum *.txz
but try it from the LiveCD on the actual computer.Thanks for trying to help. The cause of the issue has been found and resolved.Stuff.
Insomniac when you verify sha256 checksum on the DVD disk, did you use the same computer or it's another one? Your DVD may be read correctly on the DVD drive where it was recorded but it can fail on another DVD drive.
It would be very helpful for future readers of this discussion if you could explain what the cause and solution was, Insomniac.
After investigation it turned out my issue was this. I had a disc that would burn and verify to be correct on a system. Then trying to use it on another system it would fail. Where other discs of the same brand never failed before.It would be very helpful for future readers of this discussion if you could explain what the cause and solution was, Insomniac.
I would say. Your post was very informative and easy to use and understand. We need more of thatSorry I miss post #15
You can ignore my previous post.
Just for the records, you're obviously correct that any storage media will break some day, but the risk to just read incorrect data is substantially higher with optical media.And for the OMG just use USB sticks LOL WTF crowd, your media will fail on you at some time in the future, it's only a matter of time.
What do you base that on? I'd love to see a study comparing failure modes between different media types, but never seen one. In the words of Miss Shirley Bassey: It's all just a little bit of history repeating.Just for the records, you're obviously correct that any storage media will break some day, but the risk to just read incorrect data is substantially higher with optical media.
The problem with writable CD/DVD has always been that in percentage terms a fairly large proportion of these products are delivered defective, even with the best brands.Where other discs of the same brand never failed before.
Strongly disgree, these discs have served me well for many years and lasted nearly a decade. This "deteriorates" I'm not seeing in actual use of the discs. A decade of use is more than you can get ouf ot most tech products these days, so don't be to quick to poo poo on getting actual value out of your devices. The alternatives are not pretty.The problem with writable CD/DVD has always been that in percentage terms a fairly large proportion of these products are delivered defective, even with the best brands.
Normally if you write more than twenty CD/DVD of the best brand that exists, there will always be at least one defective one.
Another problem is that the rewritable CD/DVD deteriorates very quickly over the years.
I'm glad that this medium has become obsolete because, contrary to what some say, this was never a decent medium.
I used to always try to buy the best brands and had frequent problems on different burners and I used K3B with 4x speed because it would give the best results. What I also noticed with almost all types of CD / DVD that you frequently use, after 5 years the audio is no longer acceptable and has noticeably deteriorated. There are few people who are more careful with hardware than I am, so I think you may be using your DVDs very little.Strongly disgree, these discs have served me well for many years and lasted nearly a decade. This "deteriorates" I'm not seeing in actual use of the discs. A decade of use is more than you can get ouf ot most tech products these days, so don't be to quick to poo poo on getting actual value out of your devices. The alternatives are not pretty.