What to do with "dfly-i386-gui-2.8.2_REL.img.bz2"

browser · 11-26-2010, 10:52 PM

I downloaded "dfly-i386-gui-2.8.2_REL.img.bz2" thinking it might of been a DVD.iso I was downloading. AnyWay I am a bit surprised there doesn't seem to be any info on their site about what to to do with this kind of download.
From searching the net it seems to be for burning to USB. Is it possible to turn it into a .iso or am I stuck with it.
I have a USB stick but as I said there doesnt seem to be any info on their site on what to do with this after downloading it.
Can someone give some info on what to do with this.
When I google the term "REL.img.bz2" it doesnt seem to help much.

knudfl · 11-27-2010, 12:58 AM

Google .. using Dragonflybsd image file ..

Example :

http://lwn.net/Articles/384200/
QUOTE : DragonFly BSD is distributed as a live CD ISO or USB image that lets users check their system for hardware compatibility before installation ...

And ... if you want an ISO, just download this instead :
dfly-i386-2.8.2_REL.iso.bz2 , 29-Oct-2010 23:35 , 174M
http://ftp.twaren.net/BSD/DragonFlyBSD/iso-images/
..

browser · 11-27-2010, 12:38 PM

I actually wanted the GUI version because of net problems when trying to install both netbsd & openbsd which wouldn't connect to the net for me because they don't seem to recognise any of my eth0 cards which I find amazing. it seems like you have to use the USB version if you want a GUI.
I am limited to what I can download which is why I dont want to down load another .iso that might not be compatible to my hardware & am hoping I can get the GUI to work.
AnyWay thanks

XavierP · 11-27-2010, 06:27 PM

As this is a BSD question, I have moved this thread to the BSD forum.

browser · 11-29-2010, 03:37 AM

Thanks For That, GodBless

fbsduser · 11-29-2010, 11:36 AM

You need to unarchive the file to get an image (*.img) file. Then you use the "dd" command to write it to your USB drive, to do this type:

Code:

dd if=<path to dfly-i386-gui-2.8.2_REL.img> of=/dev/sdb (your usb block device which you find using dmesg | tail right after pluging the usb device in the computer)

browser · 12-02-2010, 05:10 AM

In all seriousness, does it matter what the disk is formatted as or should it be done on a disk with a BSD partion table instead of MSDOS which can be done with GParted etc.
Is it ok to do this on a fat32 usb disc.
I,m interested in what someones opinion might be

multios · 12-02-2010, 10:02 AM

After running bunzip2 on the file, and burning the image to cd/usb, then this page should help you:
http://www.dragonflybsd.org/docs/new.../Installation/

browser · 12-02-2010, 02:22 PM

Hi multios, thanks if you were trying to help but I was mainly interested in finding out if it mattered what format the usb disk was before putting the img onto it,& howto put it on a usb disk etc.
I ended up using fat32 I think it was & it was very very slow booting with some errors showing which I may have to look into.
I had already searched the Docs & Handbook before posting & was surprised that there was not any tutorials on what to do with their "gui img" after downloading it & couldnt find much with a google search either.
I have it running but am now hoping to get it to connect to the internet via ethernet with win 7 as I do with ubuntu so I will hopefully know if its then worth installing.
AnyWay