Date: Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:25:12 -0400 From: Dan Langille <dan@langille.org> To: Manolis Kiagias <sonic2000gr@gmail.com>, knowtree@aloha.com, freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing from USB drive Message-ID: <48E7D128.6090609@langille.org> In-Reply-To: <48E70BCC.3030302@gmail.com> References: <200810040052.m940qGH5026350@yoda.pixi.com> <48E70BCC.3030302@gmail.com>
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Manolis Kiagias wrote: > knowtree@aloha.com wrote: >> In general, is it possible to install FreeBSD from CD-ROM using a USB >> plug-in drive? >> >> More specifically, I am thinking about picking up a Fujitsu LifeBook >> P1620 >> convertable tablet PC. It does not have a built-in optical drive, but >> Fujitsu does list two external USB drives, one a Dual-Layer DVD >> Writer, the >> other a DVD/CD-RW combo drive. I submitted my question to their tech >> support and am awaiting an answer, but in the meantime I thought I should >> ask here, too. >> >> Besides the obvious question of whether or not the P1620 will boot from a >> USB optical drive, I wonder if the FreeBSD boot loader knows how to load >> the installation kernal from a USB drive. Then there is the issue of >> making >> this a dual boot system. >> >> By the way, the T1010 has a built-in optical drive, and the T2010 has >> it in >> the docking station. This makes the T1010 the best choice in terms of >> compatibility, but I like the smaller size of the P1620 and rarely use an >> optical drive. Too bad the P1620 is not like the Apple Air, which can use >> an optical drive in another computer on the network to install OS X and >> applications. >> >> Gary Dunn >> Honolulu >> Open Slate Project http://openslate.net/ >> mailto:osp@aloha.com >> > > If your BIOS can boot from a USB CD-ROM, you will be able to install > FreeBSD with no problems. Should. I've been able to boot from the USB CD-ROM but failed to install: http://www.freebsddiary.org/thinkpad-x61s.php FreeBSD 6.x and 7.x both failed. Eventually I succeeded with a docking station that contained a CD-ROM drive.
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