Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 19:16:25 -0400 From: Mikel King <mikel.king@ocsny.com> To: Kliment Andreev <klimenta@runbox.com> Cc: talk@lists.nycbug.org, Maude User <maudeuser@yahoo.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [nycbug-talk] Can I install FreeBSD 5.3 from a USB CD drive? Message-ID: <23154C6E-862B-4CAA-83E8-7A22367553D9@ocsny.com> In-Reply-To: <42FD1D54.10000@runbox.com> References: <20050812025225.5271.qmail@web31601.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <42FD1D54.10000@runbox.com>
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On Aug 12, 2005, at 6:06 PM, Kliment Andreev wrote: > Maude User wrote: > >> Thanks for this info. >> The handbook chapter on BIOS (see below) doesn't mention "USB" >> but it says the machine >> can boot from "Removable Devices" so it sounds like your first >> suggestion about booting from >> removable drives would work. >> > > Even if you boot from the USB CD, there is a chance that FreeBSD > load won't recognize the USB chipset, so you won't be able to > choose the source for the installation media. At that point though couldn't you point it to an ftp or some other network source...
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