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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