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diff --git a/docs/bsd/freebsd.md b/docs/bsd/freebsd.md index 31d9df17..50923d26 100644 --- a/docs/bsd/freebsd.md +++ b/docs/bsd/freebsd.md @@ -63,15 +63,18 @@ Connect the USB drive. Check dmesg: $ dmesg | tail -Check to confirm which drive it is, for example, if you think its sd3:\ +Check to confirm which drive it is, for example, if you think its sd3: + $ disklabel sd3 Check that it wasn't automatically mounted. If it was, unmount it. For -example:\ +example: + $ doas umount /dev/sd3i dmesg told you what device it is. Overwrite the drive, writing the -FreeBSD installer to it with dd. For example:\ +FreeBSD installer to it with dd. For example: + $ doas dd if=freebsd.img of=/dev/rsdXc bs=1M; sync You should now be able to boot the installer from your USB drive. @@ -85,18 +88,22 @@ Prepare the USB drive (in GNU+Linux) If you downloaded your ISO on a GNU+Linux system, here is how to create the bootable FreeBSD USB drive: -Connect the USB drive. Check dmesg:\ +Connect the USB drive. Check dmesg: + $ dmesg -Check lsblk to confirm which drive it is:\ +Check lsblk to confirm which drive it is: + $ lsblk Check that it wasn't automatically mounted. If it was, unmount it. For -example:\ +example: + $ sudo umount /dev/sdX\* # umount /dev/sdX\* dmesg told you what device it is. Overwrite the drive, writing your -distro ISO to it with dd. For example:\ +distro ISO to it with dd. For example: + $ sudo dd if=freebsd.img of=/dev/sdX bs=8M; sync # dd if=freebsd.img of=/dev/sdX bs=8M; sync |