Re: concerns about install freebsd

From: Ian Smith <smithi_at_nimnet.asn.au>
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2022 05:16:46 UTC 
On 30 September 2022 6:07:47 am AEST, David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> wrote:
 > On 9/28/22 23:04, jian he wrote:
 > 
 > > I successfully installed oracle virtualbox.

[...]

 > > then I choose 13.1:
 > > https://download.freebsd.org/releases/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/13.1/
 > > 
 > > Now, which one should I choose: bootonly.iso or disc.iso or
 > > dvd1.iso?

 > Many newer machines do not have an optical drive, and USB flash
 > drives 
 > have much faster access times, so I use "memstick.img":
 > 
 > FreeBSD-13.1-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img.xz

Since 12.1 and 13.0 (amd64 only) you can dd(1) the {-disc1, -dvd1 or -bootonly}.iso to a USB memstick.

See the Release Announcement: https://www.freebsd.org/releases/13.1R/announce/ (or e.g. /12.3R/)

cheers, Ian