I am not talking about preparing the install media. I am referring to the options you work through when you actually run the installer to set up the boot device.Thanks for the suggestion, but I need some help with this.
I use MacOS to "dd" the iso to an USB stick. I don't know how I can set the DD command to create an BIOS boot device. The dd command transfers RAW data to the USB stick (and 1-1 copy of the ISO file). Or should I use another tool?
I also have access to a Windows 10 machine, so if needed I could use Rufus (or other) to create a boot device.
It's just a pity that I have an spare PC laying around here and not be able to get is NAS ready.
I am not talking about preparing the install media. I am referring to the options you work through when you actually run the installer to set up the boot device.
The installation directions in the documentation make a reference to this.
Update. After a couple of days of wirking on it, this change has lead to a successful installation and boot of TrueNAS Core. phew.
Attached is an image of the boot device selection screen showing the same USB stick in both EFI and Legacy (BIOS) boot lists. Only the later option would continue past the "Mask..." install line.
Tested this, the image isn't the problem. The BIOS is somehow blockingOn OS X balana Etcher is the most convenient tool for writing ISO images to USB sticks. Give it a try.
I think you may be right. Follow the directions in the TrueNAS documentation to prepare the install media: https://www.truenas.com/docs/hub/initial-setup/install/firsttimeinstall/i'm starting to believe my last resort is getting freenas to boot from a legacy (BIOS) mode. The question is: How do I get an ISO to be writtten to USB stick as MBR? Somebody?
I think you may be right. Follow the directions in the TrueNAS documentation to prepare the install media: https://www.truenas.com/docs/hub/initial-setup/install/firsttimeinstall/
One of the first questions the installer will ask is whether you want to create a UEFI or BIOS boot device.
For the record, on some systems a BIOS boot device will show up on both UEFI and BIOS boot modes, but it will only work in BIOS mode. A UEFI device will never show up in a BIOS boot option list.
Edit: I think you may be confusing the ISO with the boot image. The ISO image is used to create the install device, then you run the installer to create the boot device. You need two drives: 1) first one you will write the ISO to - it can be a flash drive or CD, then 2) second device that will become the boot device after you run the installer - should be a small SSD.
What would you then recommend?@dlobel Even if you get it running, you probably will not be happy with the system. It uses a Realtek network interface that is known to cause problems with FreeNAS/TrueNAS (which is built on FreeBSD.) You might be better off using different hardware or installing a Linux based NAS.
Good luck.