It sounds like you're copying a bad image. Re-download it and make sure the hash matches. The ,bss=0x0 is just kernel output to the console. You see similar things booting a FreeBSD or OpenBSD system while the kernel is loading.
On December 26, 2014 7:20:53 PM CST, JJ Stiff via smartos-discuss <[email protected]> wrote: >Somehow I am having trouble creating a USB boot drive with the new >images via ubuntu 14.04: > >smartos-20141225T170427Z-USB.img >smartos-20141212T064606Z-USB.img > >I do: >$ sudo dd if=smartos-20141225T170427Z-USB.img of=/dev/sdd bs=1024 >$ sudo dd if=smartos-20141225T170427Z-USB.img of=/dev/sdd bs=1024k >$ sudo dd if=smartos-20141225T170427Z-USB.img of=/dev/sdd bs=1M >$ sudo dd if=smartos-20141225T170427Z-USB.img of=/dev/sdd bs=4M > >all with the same result, that the device is recognized as USB-ZIP and >is not bootable; as opposed to a USB Device: > >'sudo fdisk -l' gives: >/dev/sdd1 * 600 3905999 1952700 c W95 FAT32 (LBA) > >From an older image I was getting: >/dev/sdd1 * 63 3903794 1951866 c W95 FAT32 (LBA) > >I have a feeling the 600 Start block rather than 63 is giving me the >headache. > >Another note: The volume name is NONAME as opposed to HEADNODE as in >the working version. Also I was able to successfully copy my old usb >drive: > >$ sudo dd if=/dev/sde of=/dev/sdd bs=4M > >but, of course, I would like to use the current version. > >I even tried to use the iso, without success. >$ sudo dd if=smartos-20141225T170427Z.iso of=/dev/sdd bs=1M > >--------------- > >Aside: what is the purpose of the >, bss=0x0 > >It would be nice to see 'loading SmartOS verison: 20141225T170427Z' or >something to that effect... > >----- > > >- [email protected] >- http://www.jjsland.com/ > > >------------------------------------------- >smartos-discuss >Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/184463/=now >RSS Feed: >https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/184463/26875807-7968f30d >Modify Your Subscription: >https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; >Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. ------------------------------------------- smartos-discuss Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/184463/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/184463/25769125-55cfbc00 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=25769125&id_secret=25769125-7688e9fb Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
