Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 16:19:18 +0100 From: Robert Blacquiere <robert@guldan.demon.nl> To: freebsd-small@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Boot from USB stick? Message-ID: <20050119151918.GB61467@bombur.guldan.demon.nl> In-Reply-To: <FCB3FD40-6A18-11D9-92E4-000A959CFF76@altus-escon.com> References: <FCB3FD40-6A18-11D9-92E4-000A959CFF76@altus-escon.com>
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On Wed, Jan 19, 2005 at 01:52:33PM +0100, Ben Stuyts wrote: > Hi, > > Has anybody succeeded in booting FreeBSD from a USB memory stick? I'd > like to use one of those on a Via mini-itx board to have a completely > solid-state data-acquisisition system. > Booting from usb is only supported with usb 2.0 devices. And must be supported by the parent hardware. After initial bootloader you get a umass scsi emulation on the usb stick. It would be possible to use it. With normal bootloader. If you can load the loader on the boot 0 block. I heard not all usb sticks support this. > I've been searching these lists and google but found nothing helpful > yet. > > With kind regards, > Ben Robert -- Microsoft: Where do you want to go today? Linux: Where do you want to go tomorrow? FreeBSD: Are you guys coming or what? OpenBSD: Hey guys you left some holes out there!
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