Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 15:15:05 -0700 From: Brandon Fosdick <bfoz@bfoz.net> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Install from USB flash drive? Sort of... Message-ID: <43123769.2040707@bfoz.net> In-Reply-To: <200508231131.j7NBV7bW057294@lurza.secnetix.de> References: <200508231131.j7NBV7bW057294@lurza.secnetix.de>
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Oliver Fromme wrote: > It depends on the FreeBSD version. Older versions mounted > it on /dist, if I remember correctly, but newer ones mount > it directly on /. I just tried booting to the flash with a cdrom installed so I could run the fixit shell. Apparently the cdrom is mounted on /dist and the flash isn't mounted at all. So either sysinstall isn't recognizing the flash as installation media or its favoring the cd when its present. How can I tell which is happening? How do I get it to mount the flash automatically? I also tried using the fixit shell to mount the flash to /mnt but that didn't work either. However, I can install from cd after booting to flash, but that defeats the purpose. And since the crazy bios on my motherboard renumbers the ata devices I end up with a useless etc/fstab after removing the cd-rom drive. I love the way sysinstall congratulates me for installing FreeBSD after it fails to find the installation media. Its just so friendly. :P
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