Hello everyone,
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I'm looking for advice on installing FreeBSD to a new computer built from scratch, using a USB flash drive.
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After setting the BIOS to allow for USB boot (see BIOS settings below), a blank cursor appears and then, after pressing enter, the phrase "No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key."
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In your experience, is this an error with the drive formatting or the BIOS settings or something else altogether?
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Here are the steps I took to install FreeBSD onto the drive:
1. Created single partition using Mac OS X Disk Utility in MS-DOS (FAT) format with Master Boot Record partition scheme
2. Entered command "dd if=7.2-RELEASE-i386-dvd1.dmg of=/dev/disk1s1"
3. Noted that Mac OS X disk utility doesn't allow me to mount the new image now on the USB stick, and verification gives me the "invalid BS_jmpBoot in boot block 000000" error"
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Here are the key BIOS settings:
1. USB drive set as first in the hard drive order
2. Disabled boot to optical devices, removable devices, and network
3. Enabled USB boot
4. Enabled boot USB devices first
5. USB mass storage emulation type - all fixed disc
6. Peripheral configuration: eSATA port disabled (was giving the "Adapter 1 no hard disk detected" error)
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Here is some detail on the hardware:
1. Motherboard and BIOS: Intel dx58so (w/ core i7 processor)
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Thank you
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I'm looking for advice on installing FreeBSD to a new computer built from scratch, using a USB flash drive.
*beep*
After setting the BIOS to allow for USB boot (see BIOS settings below), a blank cursor appears and then, after pressing enter, the phrase "No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key."
*beep*
In your experience, is this an error with the drive formatting or the BIOS settings or something else altogether?
*beep*
Here are the steps I took to install FreeBSD onto the drive:
1. Created single partition using Mac OS X Disk Utility in MS-DOS (FAT) format with Master Boot Record partition scheme
2. Entered command "dd if=7.2-RELEASE-i386-dvd1.dmg of=/dev/disk1s1"
3. Noted that Mac OS X disk utility doesn't allow me to mount the new image now on the USB stick, and verification gives me the "invalid BS_jmpBoot in boot block 000000" error"
*beep*
Here are the key BIOS settings:
1. USB drive set as first in the hard drive order
2. Disabled boot to optical devices, removable devices, and network
3. Enabled USB boot
4. Enabled boot USB devices first
5. USB mass storage emulation type - all fixed disc
6. Peripheral configuration: eSATA port disabled (was giving the "Adapter 1 no hard disk detected" error)
*beep*
Here is some detail on the hardware:
1. Motherboard and BIOS: Intel dx58so (w/ core i7 processor)
*beep*
Thank you