From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 25 09:08:23 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EA8271065672 for ; Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:08:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Matthias.Apitz@oclc.org) Received: from mail.pica.nl (mail.pica.nl [192.87.44.30]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8F0748FC0C for ; Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:08:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Matthias.Apitz@oclc.org) Received: from rebelion.Sisis.de ([10.0.1.29]) by mail.pica.nl with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:08:21 +0200 Received: (from guru@localhost) by rebelion.Sisis.de (8.14.2/8.13.8/Submit) id m7P98JHY004725; Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:08:19 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from matthias.apitz@oclc.org) X-Authentication-Warning: rebelion.Sisis.de: guru set sender to matthias.apitz@oclc.org using -f Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:08:19 +0200 From: Matthias Apitz To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20080825090819.GA4284@rebelion.Sisis.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE (i386) X-OriginalArrivalTime: 25 Aug 2008 09:08:21.0479 (UTC) FILETIME=[1F2CC770:01C90692] Cc: Grossmann Martin Subject: bootable FreeBSD on USB-Flash-Drive [SOLUTION] ??? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Matthias Apitz List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:08:24 -0000 Hello, It is relatively easy to produce a FreeBSD 7.0 booting USB key (for example for the installation of FreeBSD 7.0 if the target machine has no CD but only USB externals), if one follow more or less the description in http://groups.google.com/group/lucky.freebsd.questions/msg/5c759b1c87376b22 I said 'more or less' because the problem is that the procedure at certain point assumes that you have the installation data (which is on FreeBSD CD1) accessible, but you have at this moment the LifeFS CD mounted); I helped myself doing the process based on my running FreeBSD 7.0 laptop, mounted the CD1 and built the USB key. I'm asking me (and all) how this could be done having only the FreeBSD 7.0 CDs and no running FreeBSD 7.0 system? Thx matthias -- Matthias Apitz Manager Technical Support - OCLC GmbH Gruenwalder Weg 28g - 82041 Oberhaching - Germany t +49-89-61308 351 - f +49-89-61308 399 - m +49-170-4527211 e - w http://www.oclc.org/ http://www.UnixArea.de/ b http://gurucubano.blogspot.com/ We should all learn from the peoples of The Netherlands, France and Ireland. Aprendamos todos de los pueblos de Holanda, Francia e Irlanda.