From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 6 16:36:12 2007 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 24E0E16A41B for ; Mon, 6 Aug 2007 16:36:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fbsd2@a1poweruser.com) Received: from mail-03.name-services.com (Mail-03.name-services.com [64.74.223.58]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 10FDB13C465 for ; Mon, 6 Aug 2007 16:36:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fbsd2@a1poweruser.com) Received: from laptop ([76.190.247.202]) by mail-03.name-services.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Mon, 6 Aug 2007 09:38:59 -0700 From: "fbsd2" To: "Reid Linnemann" Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 12:36:11 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: <46B743DE.4010205@cs.okstate.edu> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 Importance: Normal X-OriginalArrivalTime: 06 Aug 2007 16:38:59.0247 (UTC) FILETIME=[49E703F0:01C7D848] Cc: User questions Subject: RE: Installing from USB Flash Drive X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: fbsd2@a1poweruser.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2007 16:36:12 -0000 Written by fbsd2 on 08/06/07 09:08>> > > >> You are correct, there is no option for a USB flash drive for your >> installation media. However, it is not a show stopper - you have the >> "file system" media option. You should mount the flash disk and use this >> option. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Reid Linnemann > Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 8:54 AM > To: fbsd2@a1poweruser.com > Cc: Ross Penner; User questions > Subject: Re: Installing from USB Flash Drive > > When booting the USB flash drive which contains the install cd1 iso you go > into sysinstall by default. > There is no way to stay in the sysinstall pgm and issue a mount command for > da0 that I can find. > Exiting sysinstall just causes a reboot and you are right back at point you > just left. > > Please explain how to mount USB flash drive when it's all ready used to boot > from. > > As I recall, the system starts up a shell on ttyv3 and you also have the root menu option "Fixit" to enter a shell. -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Reid Linnemann Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 11:53 AM To: fbsd2@a1poweruser.com Cc: User questions Subject: Re: Installing from USB Flash Drive I already tried that. Fixit starts tty4 and I issued mount /dev/da0 /mnt and got "mount not found" Alt f2 is the default debug session and mount /dev/da0 /mnt worked from there, but still no joy. When sysinstall try's to get the source to install it says unable to transfer distribution source from ufs. Still looks like a showstopper to me. I am ready submitted a bug report to add USB-dd as supported install media in sysinstall. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"