Windows USB/DVD Tool

[Michael Biglen]

I am trying to create a USB install drive for the Latest 9.10-Stable.
I am using the recommendations from the documentation.
I am downloading the Windows USD/DVD tool.
When I select the downloaded ISO, the tool tells me that it is not a valid ISO.
I checked the SHA256 and it matches.

I am wondering if I am getting the error because I am running Windows 10, or the documentation hasn't been updated, because I can create Windows ISO's still.

What are the current USB making steps/programs?

 

[Mlovelace]

I am trying to create a USB install drive for the Latest 9.10-Stable.
I am using the recommendations from the documentation.
I am downloading the Windows USD/DVD tool.
When I select the downloaded ISO, the tool tells me that it is not a valid ISO.
I checked the SHA256 and it matches.

I am wondering if I am getting the error because I am running Windows 10, or the documentation hasn't been updated, because I can create Windows ISO's still.

What are the current USB making steps/programs?

If you are using a windows client to make the FreeNAS install USB then you'll want to use Win32 Disk Imager. https://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/

If you are using a Mac or Linux just dd the ISO to the usb volume.

 

[dlavigne]

Funny, I updated that section to remove win32diskimager as users were complaining that it didn't work and that the Windows tool was the way to go (which I did test on a 10 system when I did the doc replacement): https://github.com/freenas/freenas/commit/40d8aabec2730a8b72a463c83e1b8c04c78d24c4.

 

[Mlovelace]

Funny, I updated that section to remove win32diskimager as users were complaining that it didn't work and that the Windows tool was the way to go (which I did test on a 10 system when I did the doc replacement): https://github.com/freenas/freenas/commit/40d8aabec2730a8b72a463c83e1b8c04c78d24c4.

Win32diskimager works fine as does Rufus. I haven't tried the windows tool, but I will do, to test it.

 

[Mlovelace]

I downloaded the FreeNAS-9.10.1.iso file and received the same error "selected file is not a valid ISO" when opening it withe the Windows USB/DVD Tool. So, using imgburn I added the UDF option to the ISO file and was able to open it with the Windows USB tool. I started the create process and it consistently failed at 99%. I've never had a problem using the default ISO downloaded from freenas.org with Win32diskimager or Rufus. To verify this I successfully made two USB installers with the downloaded ISO (non-UDF converted) using both Win32diskimager and Rufus. Rufus was successful using both ISO write and DD write options when making the USB installer.

 

[schuberth]

Yep, had the same problem. Windows USB/DVD tool didn't work but I found this old page and used .iso instead of .img as that was the only option available for download.

 

[Mirfster]

Rufus was successful using both ISO write and DD write options when making the USB installer.

Agreed, Rufus FTW. :)

 

[zaomeras]

Agreed, Rufus FTW. :)

This tool is similar to Rufus that can be used to make a bootable disk with USB .

 

[Redcoat]

This tool is similar to Rufus that can be used to make a bootable disk

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