Re: Problem with installing kfreebsd from usb stick

2014-02-01 Thread Božidar Paun
Okay, i downloaded mini and will try it out tomorrow (and this is my first time trying out GNU/kFreeBSD). Thank you for the suggestions, and I will report here the results. 2014-02-02 Steven Chamberlain : > On 01/02/14 23:21, Steven Chamberlain wrote: > > stable: > > > http://ftp.nl.debian.org/

Re: Problem with installing kfreebsd from usb stick

2014-02-01 Thread Božidar Paun
Thank you, I'll try with mini next time! I downloaded from here: http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/7.3.0/kfreebsd-amd64/iso-dvd/ and the i386 version as well (neither work). 2014-02-02 Steven Chamberlain : > Hi again, > > On 01/02/14 22:35, Božidar Paun wrote: > > i downloaded testing and whee

Re: Problem with installing kfreebsd from usb stick

2014-02-01 Thread Steven Chamberlain
On 01/02/14 23:21, Steven Chamberlain wrote: > stable: > http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/wheezy/main/installer-kfreebsd-amd64/current/images/netboot-9/mini.iso > http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/wheezy/main/installer-kfreebsd-i386/current/images/netboot-9/mini.iso > > testing: I just t

Re: Problem with installing kfreebsd from usb stick

2014-02-01 Thread Božidar Paun
I just get to the normal grub menu from my existing debian wheezy/linux install (as if no stick is plugged in at all). I tried forcing boot from usb, but then it directly says "no bootable media, please insert bootable disk and try again". 2014-02-02 Steven Chamberlain : > Hello, > > On 01/02/14

Re: Problem with installing kfreebsd from usb stick

2014-02-01 Thread Steven Chamberlain
Hi again, On 01/02/14 22:35, Božidar Paun wrote: > i downloaded testing and wheezy in dvd versions, and used dd to copy it Exactly what URLs did you get the images from? (Because there are so many images, I'm not sure which ones you tried). You may also want to try these mini.iso's which are on

Re: Problem with installing kfreebsd from usb stick

2014-02-01 Thread Steven Chamberlain
Hello, On 01/02/14 22:35, Božidar Paun wrote: > I tried /dev/sdx and /dev/sdxn but both do not work. What precisely happens? When you try to boot from it, do you get a GRUB menu? Or some error message? (Take a photo of the error on-screen if you need to). Thanks, Regards, -- Steven Chamberla

Problem with installing kfreebsd from usb stick

2014-02-01 Thread Božidar Paun
Hi guys, I wanted to try out debian gnu/kfreebsd by installing it from a usb stick, so i downloaded testing and wheezy in dvd versions, and used dd to copy it (with no other options except if and of). I tried /dev/sdx and /dev/sdxn but both do not work. This procedure normally works for debian lin