I'm stuck with installing FreeBSD on my fresh computer, because I have only Windows 7 x64. I have box with Windows 7 x64, I have fresh downloaded FreeBSD images. I have LAN and no CD drive at all (on both computers).
The reason why many simple utilities have been stopped to work under Windows 7/Vista is in incompatible security changes described at official site: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942448
Possible solutions:
So, which software can I use to do this task?
The reason why many simple utilities have been stopped to work under Windows 7/Vista is in incompatible security changes described at official site: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942448
Possible solutions:
- I've already read Handbook, this topic, google and more about this.
- ‪‬In BSD/Solaris/Mac OS X/Linux this is dd(1). I have no BSD/Linux/etc
- ‪‬UNetBootin. MemStick with Linux works but doesn't with FreeBSD. I have no success with it from Windows XP too.
- ‪‬Use Acronis/Daemon Tools/Nero/UltraISO and etc. - it may be works but they are
- ‬I have to buy most of them
- ‬They leave to much garbage, so I prefer better solution.
- ‪‬Install Linux — it's not good practice to do double work.
- ‪‬Buy CD Drive — only for one installation?
- ‪‬Boot from PXE/TFTP — There's lack of NFS server from which I can mount root.
- ‪‬Buy Windows 2008 which has NFS server and can be used to mount root in FreeBSD Boot process — only for one installation?
- ‪‬Install virtual machine such as VirtualBox, install FreeBSD here and write image to flash drive. VirtualBox have very bad USB support.
- ‪‬Buy virtual machine which works good with USB and you able to write image to flash drive under this — only for one installation?
- ‪‬Write my own program - it looks like very complex task.
So, which software can I use to do this task?