Re: USB img NetBSD-7.0.1-amd64-install.img does not boot

["Gary Duzan" <gary%duzan.org@localhost>]

In Message <20160704105315.GA1856@c720-r292778-amd64>,
   Matthias Apitz <guru%unixarea.de@localhost>wrote:

=>
=>
=>Hello,
=>
=>I'm a long time user of FreeBSD (since 1995) and run CURRENT on my
=>laptops and netbooks, all compiled from SVN. I only say this to
=>underline that I have certain experience with such stuff.
=>
=>I wanted to give NetBSD a try on my Acer C720 (aka Chromebook, but
=>switched to LegacyBoot mode) and fetched the USB image. I wrote it with
=>dd(1) to the USB key and it is there and even mountable in FreeBSD:
=>
=> [...]
=>
=>but it does not boot:
=>
=>Booting from Hard Disk ...
=>NetBSD MBR boot
=>Error Disk read error
=>Booting from Floppy....
=>Boot failed: could not read the boot disk
=>
=>No bootable device.
=>
=>What could I have done wrong? Thanks

   I see that the C720 has both USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports. If you are
using the 3.0 port, try the 2.0 port. Unfortunately, NetBSD's USB
3.0 support is experimental at best.

   Good luck...

				Gary Duzan