Solved [Error]GEOM: da0: the secondary GPT header is not in the last LBA

OS : FreeBSD 11.0-RELEASE
Platform : i386 notebook (old 2003)
Action : Burning the image to a USB for booting and installation
Method: Used the windows based program and the dd utility
Problem : GEOM: da0: the secondary GPT header is not in the last LBA
and the computer will not boot from usb flash.

corrective action : As per the man pages for the gpart explained, run the command
# gpart recover /dev/da0
the error is cleared and the computer can boot from USB
 
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