From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 4 13:39:06 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 616CD1065697 for ; Fri, 4 Sep 2009 13:39:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from doconnor@gsoft.com.au) Received: from cain.gsoft.com.au (cain.gsoft.com.au [203.31.81.10]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C422D8FC1B for ; Fri, 4 Sep 2009 13:39:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: from inchoate.gsoft.com.au (ppp121-45-154-162.lns11.adl6.internode.on.net [121.45.154.162]) (authenticated bits=0) by cain.gsoft.com.au (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n84Dd26B006330 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO); Fri, 4 Sep 2009 23:09:02 +0930 (CST) (envelope-from doconnor@gsoft.com.au) From: "Daniel O'Connor" To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 23:08:48 +0930 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.10 References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----------=_1252071543-1635-208" Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary Message-Id: <200909042308.56900.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> X-Spam-Score: -1.554 () AWL,BAYES_00,RDNS_DYNAMIC X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.63 on 203.31.81.10 Cc: Samuel =?utf-8?q?Mart=C3=ADn_Moro?= , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Making bootable USB keys X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:39:06 -0000 This is a multi-part message in MIME format... ------------=_1252071543-1635-208 Content-Type: text/plain; name="warning1.txt" Content-Disposition: inline; filename="warning1.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.420 (Entity 5.420) WARNING: This e-mail has been altered by MIMEDefang. Following this paragraph are indications of the actual changes made. For more information about your site's MIMEDefang policy, contact Postmaster . For more information about MIMEDefang, see: http://www.roaringpenguin.com/mimedefang/enduser.php3 An attachment named makeusb.sh was removed from this document as it constituted a security hazard. If you require this document, please contact the sender and arrange an alternate means of receiving it. ------------=_1252071543-1635-208 From: "Daniel O'Connor" To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Making bootable USB keys Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 23:08:48 +0930 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.10 Cc: Samuel =?utf-8?q?Mart=C3=ADn_Moro?= , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="nextPart5330086.0xA9gWm5I1"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200909042308.56900.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> --nextPart5330086.0xA9gWm5I1 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Boundary-01=_phRoKBc8BkhUim6" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline --Boundary-01=_phRoKBc8BkhUim6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On Fri, 4 Sep 2009, Samuel Mart=EDn Moro wrote: > I'm having some troubles, trying to create bootable USB keys. > I found (freebsd-hackers ML archives) a script, supposed to create > the bootable image from my iso file. > But, it still don't boot... (I may do it wrong) > > In details: > -We distribute a FreeBSD (4.7, 5.4, 6.2 and 7.2) "custom" server. > -We burn our install CD (and, in a few, our USB sticks) on a Ferdora > 9 (sorry...) > -USB sticks must contain a FAT32 partition (we'ld like to provide doc > for windows users) > > Well, my english isn't so great... so I'll post my code (more > understandable) I use the attached script (on FreeBSD :) to prep a USB stick for=20 booting. I imagine you could munge it into your setup without too much trouble. --=20 Daniel O'Connor software and network engineer for Genesis Software - http://www.gsoft.com.au "The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from." -- Andrew Tanenbaum GPG Fingerprint - 5596 B766 97C0 0E94 4347 295E E593 DC20 7B3F CE8C --Boundary-01=_phRoKBc8BkhUim6-- --nextPart5330086.0xA9gWm5I1 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part. Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.12 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBKoRhw5ZPcIHs/zowRAjNqAJ9J21vz1JguijpSwmmNx6YTmvOl1gCgn734 1rRn5wDuZqPPTSSmiuSp0Kk= =+If5 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart5330086.0xA9gWm5I1-- ------------=_1252071543-1635-208--