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diff --git a/docs/bsd/freebsd.md b/docs/bsd/freebsd.md index fa7c8167..4da37192 100644 --- a/docs/bsd/freebsd.md +++ b/docs/bsd/freebsd.md @@ -59,18 +59,23 @@ Prepare the USB drive (in LibertyBSD or OpenBSD) If you downloaded your ISO on a LibertyBSD or OpenBSD system, here is how to create the bootable FreeBSD USB drive: -Connect the USB drive. Check dmesg:\ -**\$ dmesg | tail**\ -Check to confirm which drive it is, for example, if you think its sd3:\ -**\$ disklabel sd3** +Connect the USB drive. Check dmesg: + + $ dmesg | tail + +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:\ -**\$ doas umount /dev/sd3i**\ +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:\ -**\$ doas dd if=freebsd.img of=/dev/rsdXc bs=1M; sync**\ +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. Continue reading, for information about how to do that. @@ -83,20 +88,24 @@ 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:\ -**\$ dmesg**\ -Check lsblk to confirm which drive it is:\ -**\$ lsblk** +Connect the USB drive. Check dmesg: + + $ dmesg +Check lsblk to confirm which drive it is: + + $ lsblk Check that it wasn't automatically mounted. If it was, unmount it. For -example:\ -**\$ sudo umount /dev/sdX\***\ -**\# umount /dev/sdX\*** +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:\ -**\$ sudo dd if=freebsd.img of=/dev/sdX bs=8M; sync**\ -**\# dd if=freebsd.img of=/dev/sdX bs=8M; sync** +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 You should now be able to boot the installer from your USB drive. Continue reading, for information about how to do that. @@ -110,9 +119,9 @@ Installing FreeBSD without full disk encryption Press C in GRUB to access the command line: -grub> **kfreebsd (usb0,gpt3)/boot/kernel/kernel**\ -grub> **set FreeBSD.vfs.mountfrom=ufs:/dev/da1p3**\ -grub> **boot** + grub> kfreebsd (usb0,gpt3)/boot/kernel/kernel + grub> set FreeBSD.vfs.mountfrom=ufs:/dev/da1p3\ + grub> boot It will start booting into the FreeBSD installer. Follow the normal process for installing FreeBSD. |