Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 23:08:48 +0930 From: "Daniel O'Connor" <doconnor@gsoft.com.au> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Cc: Samuel =?utf-8?q?Mart=C3=ADn_Moro?= <faust64@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Making bootable USB keys Message-ID: <200909042308.56900.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> In-Reply-To: <ce5f79aa0909030835k1a69c33ay3f7b4bb23e4c857c@mail.gmail.com> References: <ce5f79aa0909030835k1a69c33ay3f7b4bb23e4c857c@mail.gmail.com>
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From: "Daniel O'Connor" <doconnor@gsoft.com.au>
To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Making bootable USB keys
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 23:08:48 +0930
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On Fri, 4 Sep 2009, Samuel Mart=EDn Moro wrote:
> I'm having some troubles, trying to create bootable USB keys.
> I found (freebsd-hackers ML archives) a script, supposed to create
> the bootable image from my iso file.
> But, it still don't boot... (I may do it wrong)
>
> In details:
> -We distribute a FreeBSD (4.7, 5.4, 6.2 and 7.2) "custom" server.
> -We burn our install CD (and, in a few, our USB sticks) on a Ferdora
> 9 (sorry...)
> -USB sticks must contain a FAT32 partition (we'ld like to provide doc
> for windows users)
>
> Well, my english isn't so great... so I'll post my code (more
> understandable)
I use the attached script (on FreeBSD :) to prep a USB stick for=20
booting.
I imagine you could munge it into your setup without too much trouble.
--=20
Daniel O'Connor software and network engineer
for Genesis Software - http://www.gsoft.com.au
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are so many of them to choose from."
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