From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 2 16:57:06 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 715C216A4CE for ; Tue, 2 Nov 2004 16:57:06 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp2.via.net (smtp2.via.net [209.81.9.14]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4503543D4C for ; Tue, 2 Nov 2004 16:57:06 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from joe@via.net) Received: from mail.via.net (mail.via.net [209.81.9.12]) iA2Gv4pW001826; Tue, 2 Nov 2004 08:57:04 -0800 (PST) Received: from [209.81.27.3] ([209.81.27.3]) by mail.via.net (8.12.9p1/8.12.7) with ESMTP id iA2Gv20V045936; Tue, 2 Nov 2004 08:57:02 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from joe@via.net) User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/10.1.6.040913.0 Date: Tue, 02 Nov 2004 08:57:06 -0700 From: joe mcguckin To: "Thyer, Matthew" , "'jtfbsd@jt.net.au'" Message-ID: In-Reply-To: Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.80/559/Thu Oct 28 06:08:33 2004 clamav-milter version 0.80j on smtp2.via.net X-Virus-Status: Clean cc: FreeBSD Subject: Re: USB Key Disk Boot X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 02 Nov 2004 16:57:06 -0000 Matthew, You neglect to state the minimum size USB key for a standard FreeBSD install. -joe On 11/2/04 12:07 AM, "Thyer, Matthew" wrote: > To install onto this device: > > Simply boot your installation media (CD) and do your installing on the device > "da0" (the first SCSI device - this is likely to be your USB Key unless you > already have SCSI hard disk drives in your system). > > As for booting, you will have to understand how to change your BIOS to ensure > the correct boot order. Many BIOS's will boot on these devices if you have > "USB-ZIP" as the first boot device. If that doesn't work try "USB-HDD" or > just "USB". > > If your Key device is too small to accommodate a minimal install of FreeBSD > then you will need to investigate the more embedded solutions such as PicoBSD. > This is an advanced topic which will require an experienced UNIX specialist to > implement. You may be able to find various how-to type procedures on the Web > and the FreeBSD handbook should be very useful but this is not something for > the fainthearted. > > As for the booting process, it is described in the manual page for "boot". > > > Matthew Thyer Phone: +61 8 8259 7249 > Science Corporate Information Systems Fax: +61 8 8259 5537 > Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Edinburgh > PO Box 1500 EDINBURGH South Australia 5111 > > IMPORTANT: This email remains the property of the Australian Defence > Organisation and is subject to the jurisdiction of section 70 of the > CRIMES ACT 1914. If you have received this email in error, you are > requested to contact the sender and delete the email. > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Joe McGuckin ViaNet Communications 994 San Antonio Road Palo Alto, CA 94303 Phone: 650-213-1302 Cell: 650-207-0372 Fax: 650-969-2124