From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 2 07:15:39 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 A067A16A4CE for ; Tue, 2 Nov 2004 07:15:39 +0000 (GMT) Received: from digger1.defence.gov.au (digger1.defence.gov.au [203.5.217.4]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4B49743D53 for ; Tue, 2 Nov 2004 07:15:38 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from Matthew.Thyer@dsto.defence.gov.au) Received: from ednmsw503.dsto.defence.gov.au (ednmsw503.dsto.defence.gov.au [131.185.2.150]) by digger1.defence.gov.au with ESMTP id iA27EfZg011317 for ; Tue, 2 Nov 2004 17:44:41 +1030 (CST) Received: from muttley.dsto.defence.gov.au (unverified) by ednmsw503.dsto.defence.gov.au ; Tue, 2 Nov 2004 17:45:31 +1030 Received: from ednex501.dsto.defence.gov.au (ednex501.dsto.defence.gov.au [131.185.2.81])iA277ah03741; Tue, 2 Nov 2004 17:37:36 +1030 (CST) Received: by ednex501.dsto.defence.gov.au with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id ; Tue, 2 Nov 2004 17:37:33 +1030 Message-ID: From: "Thyer, Matthew" To: "'jtfbsd@jt.net.au'" Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2004 17:37:34 +1030 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Mailman-Approved-At: Tue, 02 Nov 2004 13:20:04 +0000 cc: "'freebsd-current@freebsd.org'" 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 07:15:39 -0000 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.