Re: Block sizes for dd(1) to USB memory sticks (flash drives) for installers for FreeBSD

Reply: Graham Perrin : "Re: Block sizes for dd(1) to USB memory sticks (flash drives) for installers for FreeBSD"
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From: Craig Leres <leres_at_freebsd.org>
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2022 16:33:55 UTC

On 9/30/22 00:26, Graham Perrin wrote:
> <https://www.freebsd.org/releases/13.1R/announce/#_availability> and 
> elsewhere:
> 
> bs=1m
> 
> Why so small?
> 
> I find things much faster with a larger block size. Is this my imagination?

I rarely use dd after learning about recoverdisk(1). But I see why dd 
would be referenced in installation instructions (e.g. switching from a 
linux distro).

		Craig