What is 'FreeBSD error 19'?
FreeBSD error 19 is an error that may occur when installing FreeBSD.
How can you fix 'FreeBSD error 19'?
Some of the common fixes include:
- Checking the bootable device
Please see our in-depth walk-through solutions below.
1. Check the bootable device
"FreeBSD error 19" may appear when the bootable device could not run the image due to a missing file or a damaged bootable device. This could be caused by a FreeBSD ISO image that is damaged, a problem during the creation of the bootable device. You might want to check the guide below.
DVD
- Make sure you are using DVD-R.
- Make sure the DVD is in good condition.
- Make sure your optical disk drive (DVD drive) is in good condition.
- Make sure the operating system has no malicious software that could interrupt the creation process.
- When creating a FreeBSD bootable DVD, burn the FreeBSD image at a slow speed.
USB
- Make sure the USB is in good condition and has enough space.
- Make sure the USB port is in good condition.
- Make sure the operating system has no malicious software that could interrupt the creation process.
- Make sure to format the USB device before extracting the image into the USB.
- You may want to use a software that created USB bootable device such as Rufus, see link here for Rufus.