Re: install/60342: netbsd_11_0_rc4 dvd can't boot and prompts for a floppy attempting install to bare SSD

["RW Jones via gnats" <gnats-admin%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR install/60342; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: RW Jones <rwj%sdf.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: install-manager%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost, netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: install/60342: netbsd_11_0_rc4 dvd can't boot and prompts for
 a floppy attempting install to bare SSD
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2026 01:27:45 +0000 (UTC)

 Thanks. Just to clarify in case it helps: the DVD iso *was* burned to 
 physical _dvd_ medium, not a purported "burn" to usb stick.
 
 If there is some other aspect which regulates and which I'm not picking up 
 then I suggest no need to focus further on this one absent others' reports 
 -- as noted the BIOS flavour _img_ once unpacked and "burned" (sic) 
 to _usb stick_ did in the alternative work.
 
 Reards,
 
 
 Robert Jones
 
 On Fri, 19 Jun 2026, nia via gnats wrote:
 
 > Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:40:01 +0000 (UTC)
 > From: nia via gnats <gnats-admin%NetBSD.org@localhost>
 > Reply-To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
 > To: install-manager%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost,
 >     netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost, rwj%SDF.org@localhost
 > Subject: Re: install/60342: netbsd_11_0_rc4 dvd can't boot and prompts for a
 >     floppy attempting install to bare SSD
 > 
 > The following reply was made to PR install/60342; it has been noted by GNATS.
 >
 > From: nia <nia%NetBSD.org@localhost>
 > To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
 > Cc:
 > Subject: Re: install/60342: netbsd_11_0_rc4 dvd can't boot and prompts for a
 > floppy attempting install to bare SSD
 > Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:39:31 +0000
 >
 > On Fri, Jun 19, 2026 at 01:45:01PM +0000, rwj%SDF.org@localhost via gnats wrote:
 > > Presumably this due to no MBR on SSD but even so, conversely in same bare environment:
 > >
 > > https://undefined/NetBSD-11.0_RC4-amd64-bios-install.img.gz
 > >
 >
 > The .img file is a raw file system image (in this case MBR) designed
 > for directly being dd'ed to a target disk.
 >
 > Conversely, the "DVD" file is cd9660 file system exclusively designed
 > to be _burned to optical media_.
 >
 > They're not interchangable nor are they meant to be.
 >
 >
 
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