Re: concerns about install freebsd

On 9/29/22 22:16, Ian Smith wrote:
> On 30 September 2022 6:07:47 am AEST, David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> wrote:
>   > On 9/28/22 23:04, jian he wrote:
>   >
>   > > I successfully installed oracle virtualbox.
> 
> [...]
> 
>   > > then I choose 13.1:
>   > > https://download.freebsd.org/releases/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/13.1/
>   > >
>   > > Now, which one should I choose: bootonly.iso or disc.iso or
>   > > dvd1.iso?
> 
>   > Many newer machines do not have an optical drive, and USB flash
>   > drives
>   > have much faster access times, so I use "memstick.img":
>   >
>   > FreeBSD-13.1-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img.xz
> 
> Since 12.1 and 13.0 (amd64 only) you can dd(1) the {-disc1, -dvd1 or -bootonly}.iso to a USB memstick.
> 
> See the Release Announcement: https://www.freebsd.org/releases/13.1R/announce/ (or e.g. /12.3R/)
> 
> cheers, Ian


Okay.  Having a -dvd1 ISO on a USB flash drive could be useful when 
installing without an Internet connection.


One of things I like about the FreeBSD memstick image is that I can 
insert the USB flash drive into a FreeBSD computer, mount the root 
filesystem read-write, and make changes to the installer.  (E.g. by 
using the 5% spare blocks in the root filesystem.)  I doubt this trick 
will work with a "hybrid ISO" on a USB flash drive.


David