Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:53:53 -0800 (PST) From: Peter Steele <psteele@maxiscale.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: USB INSTALL SCRIPTS Message-ID: <18910903.01235667232686.JavaMail.HALO$@halo> In-Reply-To: <22226795.post@talk.nabble.com>
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I solved the issue in my case. When I first ran the script I didn't notice that it created versions of several system config files, including loader.conf and rc.conf. I modified the script to make versions that matched my requirements and the keyboard hang problem went away. ----- Original Message ----- From: "regis505" <regis505@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 7:41:58 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: USB INSTALL SCRIPTS Just want to say that it does the same to me. The script works great but it stops at the same place: atkbdc0: <Keyboard controller (i8042)> port 0x60,0x64 irq 1 on acpi0 I hope there is a solution because I find the process really cool. Regis PeterSteele wrote: > > The script runs fine, but the resulting USB drive won't boot. It hangs on > > Feb 25 19:27:50 kernel: atkbdc0: <Keyboard controller (i8042)> port > 0x60,0x64 irq 1 on acpi0 > > every time. I tried different systems as well. There is no error, it just > hangs. Any idea what this is about? I did a web search but could fine > anything describing this kind of hang. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sergio de Almeida Lenzi" <lenzi@k1.com.br> > To: "Formula 1" <btccrules@yahoo.co.uk>, "freebsd-questions" > <questions@freebsd.org> > Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 6:18:22 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific > Subject: USB INSTALL SCRIPTS > > Ok... > the scripts are at: > http://dist.k1.com.br/scripts/baselist_amd64 > http://dist.k1.com.br/scripts/baselist_i386 > http://dist.k1.com.br/scripts/makebootdisk > http://dist.k1.com.br/scripts/zfsetup > > install these scripts on /root > > makebootdisk: > formats the disk (or usb stick) at da0,da1...) make a bsdlabel on it > and using the baselist file, copies the running system files into the > USB > it will work on FreeBSD versions greater 7.0 > this way the usb is bootable, have a filesystem on it. > the same root password... > you can fix the files /etc/rc.conf, /boot/loader.conf in the usb > filesystem in > order for it to boot from your kernel. > remeber to check for an "a" partition on your usb stick > > the script needs to have access to install bash (pkg_add -r bash) so it > needs internet of a package repository with bash in it. > > Once boot from your usb stick, you can do the same procedure to > transport the running system to another disk > if you intend to make a zfs running filesytem on the target disk (hd) > make the disklabel (bsdlabel) this way > a: 1gb 16 unused > b: 4gb * swap > d: * * unused > that is: > a partition 1gb at offset 16 > b swap partition 4gb after partion A > d: the rest of the disk (this will hold the zpool). > > the makebootdisk will install a running system on A (about 300mb...) > > > ZFSETUP > is a script that, when boot from the hd created with makebootdisk > moves the running system (booted from "a" partition) to the the zfspool > created, in the "d" partition mentioned above.. > it edits the loader.conf in order to boot on zfs.. in order to boot > from > > After that, you are running on ZFS... > > Sergio > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/USB-INSTALL-SCRIPTS-tp22136545p22226795.html Sent from the freebsd-questions mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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