[SOLVE]unable to boot AMD64bit from USB

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pedrito
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[SOLVE]unable to boot AMD64bit from USB

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Hi
I am excited to test this FreeBSD based distribution on my AMD 64bit system.
I have tried both iso and img files to build a bootable USBKEY, using "dd if=G*.img of=/dev/sdb1 sz=1M" on an unmounted FAT32 4GB USBkey.
In both situations after reseting the machine, the machine appears stall with a message "Loading Operating system" in the screen. The led in the USBKey doesn't stop to blinck, but the machine appears stalled.
As soon I remove the USBKey from the USB port the machine boosts on the default OS (Ubuntu).
Can you give any tips on how to circunvent this issue?
Thank you.
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pedrito
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Re: unable to boot AMD64bit from USB

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Solution found...
"dd if=G*.img of=/dev/sdb sz=1M && sync"

Cheers,
Pedrito
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Re: unable to boot AMD64bit from USB

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Thanks To let us Know.
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Re: [SOLVE]unable to boot AMD64bit from USB

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"dd if=G*.img of=/dev/sdb sz=1M && sync" ???

what is the option/operand "sz=", I don't see any "sz" in any dd man pages. Do you mean "bs", instead of "sz" ?
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Re: [SOLVE]unable to boot AMD64bit from USB

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sz is size and I think sz should be bs.
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