Date: Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:32:05 +0300 From: Manolis Kiagias <sonic2000gr@gmail.com> To: Dan Langille <dan@langille.org> Cc: knowtree@aloha.com, freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing from USB drive Message-ID: <48E7E0D5.3090809@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <48E7D128.6090609@langille.org> References: <200810040052.m940qGH5026350@yoda.pixi.com> <48E70BCC.3030302@gmail.com> <48E7D128.6090609@langille.org>
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Dan Langille wrote: >> >> If your BIOS can boot from a USB CD-ROM, you will be able to install >> FreeBSD with no problems. > > Should. > > I've been able to boot from the USB CD-ROM but failed to install: > > http://www.freebsddiary.org/thinkpad-x61s.php > > FreeBSD 6.x and 7.x both failed. Eventually I succeeded with a > docking station that contained a CD-ROM drive. > > I must have been lucky. All my recent laptops can boot / install FreeBSD from USB CD-ROM. I only need this on the eeePC however. I also have a desktop without an internal CD and regularly use the USB CD to install. I have not been so lucky with USB hard disks though. They will not boot on anything but my most recent machines.
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