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Update the section on using dd(1) to write the USB stick. Add a note on

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using sync(8) on Linux, and fix some terminology.
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Warren Block 2014-06-10 03:35:04 +00:00
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match exactly. If the checksums do not match, the file is
corrupt and should be downloaded again.</para>
<sect3>
<title>Burning an Image File to <acronym>USB</acronym></title>
<sect3 xml:id="bsdinstall-usb">
<title>Writing an Image File to <acronym>USB</acronym></title>
<para>Since the <filename>*.img</filename> file is an
<para>The <filename>*.img</filename> file is an
<emphasis>image</emphasis> of the complete contents of a
memory stick, it <emphasis>cannot</emphasis> just be copied
to the target device. Several applications are available
for burning the <filename>*.img</filename> to a
memory stick. It <emphasis>cannot</emphasis> be copied
to the target device as a file. Several applications are available
for writing the <filename>*.img</filename> to a
<acronym>USB</acronym> stick. This section describes two of
these utilities.</para>
<important>
<para>Before proceeding, back up any important data on the
<acronym>USB</acronym> stick as this procedure will erase
<acronym>USB</acronym> stick. This procedure will erase
the existing data on the stick.</para>
</important>
<procedure>
<procedure xml:id="bsdinstall-usb-dd">
<title>Using <command>dd</command> to Write the
Image</title>
@ -540,8 +540,8 @@
</warning>
<step>
<para>The <command>dd</command> command-line utility is
included on BSD, Linux, and &macos; systems. To burn
<para>The &man.dd.1; command-line utility is
available on BSD, &linux;, and &macos; systems. To burn
the image using <command>dd</command>, insert the
<acronym>USB</acronym> stick and determine its device
name. Then, specify the name of the downloaded
@ -553,11 +553,13 @@
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>dd if=<replaceable>FreeBSD-10.0-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img</replaceable> of=/dev/<replaceable>da0</replaceable> bs=64k</userinput></screen>
<para>Should this command fail, verify that the
<para>If this command fails, verify that the
<acronym>USB</acronym> stick is not mounted and that the
device name is for the disk, not a partition. Depending
upon the operating system, this command may need to be
issued using <command>sudo</command>.</para>
device name is for the disk, not a partition. Some
operating systems might require this command to be run
with &man.sudo.8;. Systems like &linux; might buffer
writes. To force all writes to complete, use
&man.sync.8;.</para>
</step>
</procedure>
@ -897,9 +899,9 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID: 830b92d4.</screen>
<para>This section shows the order of the
<application>bsdinstall</application> menus and the type of
information that will be asked before the system is installed.
Use the arrow keys to highlight a menu option, then the
<keycap>Space</keycap> key to select or deselect that menu item.
When finished, use <keycap>Enter</keycap> to save the selection
Use the arrow keys to highlight a menu option, then
<keycap>Space</keycap> to select or deselect that menu item.
When finished, press <keycap>Enter</keycap> to save the selection
and move onto the next screen.</para>
<sect2 xml:id="bsdinstall-keymap">