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Date:      Wed, 3 Nov 2004 18:24:10 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com>
To:        joe mcguckin <joe@via.net>
Cc:        FreeBSD <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: USB Key Disk Boot
Message-ID:  <20041103182239.B78388@carver.gumbysoft.com>
In-Reply-To: <BDAD4DA0.7BA10%joe@via.net>
References:  <BDAD4DA0.7BA10%joe@via.net>

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On Tue, 2 Nov 2004, joe mcguckin wrote:

>
> Doug,
>
> Thanks for the info.
>
> Most USB keys don't have a rw/ro switch. Is there a kernel flag you can set
> to tell FreeBSD that boot device is flash and that writes should be kept to
> a minimum? Can swap space be completely done away with?

In addition to the items mentioned later in the thread also look at the
diskless bits in rc.conf. These will set up a ramdisk /var for you, which
should be enough for stuff like dhcp and temporary logging to work.

-- 
Doug White                    |  FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
dwhite@gumbysoft.com          |  www.FreeBSD.org



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