Re: Block sizes for dd(1) to USB memory sticks (flash drives) for installers for FreeBSD

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From: Pau Amma <pauamma_at_gundo.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2022 12:10:40 UTC

On 2022-10-03 08:26, Wojciech Puchar wrote:
>> <https://www.freebsd.org/releases/13.1R/announce/#_availability> and 
>> elsewhere:
>> 
>> bs=1m
>> 
>> Why so small?
> I've just checked. 128kB, 1MB and 4MB makes no noticable difference

I remember someone in #freebsd (memory says debdrup) saying 128K is the 
largest amount FreeBSD will write to a file or device as a single unit.

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