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From: "Anton Vinokurov" <anton@inorg.chem.msu.ru>
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Subject: boot from USB ZIP or USB HDD
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 18:10:08 +0300
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Hi!

Is there any way to boot FreeBSD from USB flash device which can be detected
as 'usb zip' by BIOS?

I have EasyDisk 32M flash device, which can be formatted under Windows as
bootable, and my motherboard could boot Windows from it, same time writing
standart FreeBSD boot block and label as described in handbook (fine for my
HDD) results in displaying '-' sign at the first moment of system boot,
following by hangup.

I should buy USB HDD capable flash device (unfortunately my EasyDisk support
only USB ZIP) and try again, or it is completely impossible to boot FreeBSD
from usb flash?

Yours,

Anton L. Vinokurov, CCNA
anton@inorg.chem.msu.ru
NeTAMS Development Team


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