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BSD file system copied by dd into USB drive cannot be bootable

UFS (BSD) file system copied by dd into USB drive cannot be bootable, not detected as so by PC

the lsblk output:
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sdb                                                                                      
├─sdb1  vfat   FAT32 EFISYS          43DB-0D0B                                           
├─sdb2                                                                                   
└─sdb5  ufs    2     FreeBSD_Install 642faa454e7df8b5 

So anyone know good solution?

Re: BSD file system copied by dd into USB drive cannot be bootable

Reply #1 –
What exactly did you DD onto the usb drive, the freebsd install iso, or the usb image, or something else?
Is the drive not detected at all, are legacy boot options enabled to try and boot like that?
LE: Try the standard iso under ventoy, usually works better.

Re: BSD file system copied by dd into USB drive cannot be bootable

Reply #2 –
Actual fact is:

Some trouble in PC startup that is pre grub loading

It suddenly change unnoticed, mysteriously
so confusing what made it did it by itself