Is there a list with (in)compatible USB sticks?

[Venefyxatu]

After a lot of searching, headdesking and related activities I came to the conclusion that my brand spanking new USB stick with FreeNAS 9.1.1 would not boot because the USB stick itself is not supported. (8GB EMtec)

At work I tried a different one (8GB Transcend) which does work. Root cause found: the stick.

So my question: is there a list somewhere detailing which USB sticks are (in)compatible with FreeNAS? Because I don't feel like buying 30 sticks in the vague hope that one of them might work.

 

[cyberjock]

Nope. Primarily because its quite common for the same model number to actually contain more than 1 design for hardware, so claiming brand X model Y works with FreeNAS doesn't mean it will work for you. The only advice given regularly is to use name brands like Sandisk, Corsair, Mushkin, Transcend, etc.

 

[Venefyxatu]

That sucks.
Thanks for the reply - guess I'll go try my luck then

 

[Z300M]

After a lot of searching, headdesking and related activities I came to the conclusion that my brand spanking new USB stick with FreeNAS 9.1.1 would not boot because the USB stick itself is not supported. (8GB EMtec)

At work I tried a different one (8GB Transcend) which does work. Root cause found: the stick.

So my question: is there a list somewhere detailing which USB sticks are (in)compatible with FreeNAS? Because I don't feel like buying 30 sticks in the vague hope that one of them might work.

No list, but I can report that I found a SanDisk Cruzer Fit to work well for me -- and it protrudes just a few mm, which makes it much less likely to be bumped, with possible resultant damage to the connector into which it is plugged.

 

[DJ9]

I've had good luck with SanDisk 8GB, and Pny 16GB.