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Welcome to the "FreeBSD" community at the BSD Cafe BlendIT server!

Join us in our bustling virtual cafe, where we savor the finest virtual pastries and discuss all things FreeBSD. We're thrilled to have you here, and we hope this place becomes your go-to spot for all matters concerning FreeBSD. Whether you're a seasoned FreeBSD enthusiast, a curious newcomer, or simply intrigued by the world of BSD operating systems, this space is open for discussions, questions, and knowledge exchange. Feel free to introduce yourself, pose questions, share your experiences, or engage in conversations about FreeBSD's robustness, performance, and its thriving community. We foster a warm and respectful environment where everyone can learn and contribute. So, take a seat in our bustling cafe, treat yourself to a virtual pastry, and let's dive into the exciting world of FreeBSD together! Your insights and questions are highly valued, and we eagerly anticipate enlightening conversations within this community.

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Write to a USB drive from the URL of a compressed disc image (blendit.bsd.cafe)
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Use the output from the third command to determine which number – not 99 – must be set in the fourth command.

  1. tcsh
  2. su -
  3. geom disk list
  4. setenv dadevicenumber 99
  5. setenv remotesumfile https://download.freebsd.org/releases/ISO-IMAGES/14.1/CHECKSUM.SHA512-FreeBSD-14.1-RELEASE-amd64
  6. setenv localsumfile ./CHECKSUM.SHA512-FreeBSD-14.1-RELEASE-amd64
  7. setenv remoteimage https://download.freebsd.org/releases/ISO-IMAGES/14.1/FreeBSD-14.1-RELEASE-amd64-dvd1.iso.xz
  8. setenv localimage ./FreeBSD-14.1-RELEASE-amd64-dvd1.iso.xz
  9. cd /tmp && fetch $remotesumfile && fetch -v $remoteimage -o $localimage && setenv image512 `openssl sha512 $localimage | cut -w -f2` ; grep $image512 $localsumfile && xzcat $localimage | dd bs=1m status=progress of=/dev/da$dadevicenumber
  10. exit
  11. exit

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The example above uses the ⋯dvd1.iso.xz file (compressed DVD image) for FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE on AMD64, which:

More images at https://download.freebsd.org/, although please note that README.TXT files are outdated.

Manual pages:

Note:

% strings /usr/bin/xzcat | grep terminal
Compressed data cannot be written to a terminal
Compressed data cannot be read from a terminal
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