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[Stuart Quimby]

I'm attempting to create a FreeNAS server using a Dell T110 with 10GB of ram.

I downloaded the FreeNAS USB image from the Alternative Downloads section.

I followed the user guide to create a boot-able image on my linux desktop:

Code:

xzcat FreeNAS-9.2.8-RELEASE-x64.img.xz | dd of=/dev/sb bs=64k
16484+108301 records in
16484+108301 records out
2000000000 bytes (2.0 GB) copied, 189.307 s, 10.6 MB/s

Upon booting this results in:
F1 Freenas
F2 Freenas
F5 Drive 0

Either of the first two choices yields an endless series of hash-tags across the screen.
I've attempted this on an

• HP 8GB usb,
• a generic 8GB usb,
• and a SanDisk 16GB usb,

all with identical results.

I've tried changing the BIOS to have the USB emulate a hard drive, then a floppy, then set to auto, with no change in behavior.

Anyone have a suggestion?

Thanks in advance.

 

[gpsguy]

Burn the ISO version to a CDrom, boot it in another machine and install it onto the USB flash drive using the other computer. Stick the flash drive in the server and you should be good to go.

Installing from ISO works best for most users.


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[Stuart Quimby]

Thanks for the suggestion. Found out my problem was that my usb had been formatted gpt and I didn't notice. Did a complete wipe with dd and reinstalled to the usb, and all is good!