id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	resolution	keywords	cc
354	"Handbook issue in ""Writing an IMG File to Flash media"" page"	segfault		"There are 2 minor changes I'd like to propose to the ""Writing an IMG File to Flash media"" page of the handbook:

#1
The specified command to write a USB image is as follows:
{{{
dd if=PCBSD8.1-x86-USB-bootonly.img of=/dev/da0 bs=5k
}}}

How this seems to consistantly end in a write error. I am able to write the image successfully with the following change:
{{{
dd if=PCBSD8.1-x86-USB-bootonly.img of=/dev/da0 bs=1M
}}}
I do not understand why either should not work. Perhaps this is a specific problem with my hardware. Has anyone else noticed this?


#2
The first sentence on the page says:
{{{
If you selected to download a ""Boot only USB for network & internet installs"" .img file, you can write the image file to a flash card or removable USB drive using the built-in dd command line utility on a BSD or Linux command system.
}}}
But should maybe be changed to include any USB image:
{{{
If you selected to download a ""USB"" .img file, you can write the image file to a flash card or removable USB drive using the built-in dd command line utility on a BSD or Linux command system.
}}}
"	System Defect	closed	major		System Configuration	8.1	fixed	dd, handbook	trac-bugs@…