From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jul 4 04:15:10 2009 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 D6BFE106564A for ; Sat, 4 Jul 2009 04:15:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fbsd1@a1poweruser.com) Received: from mail-03.name-services.com (mail-03.name-services.com [69.64.155.195]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BAA2E8FC14 for ; Sat, 4 Jul 2009 04:15:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fbsd1@a1poweruser.com) Received: from [10.0.10.3] ([202.69.173.83]) by mail-03.name-services.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Fri, 3 Jul 2009 21:14:57 -0700 Message-ID: <4A4ED740.5020601@a1poweruser.com> Date: Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:14:56 +0800 From: Fbsd1 User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (Windows/20080914) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Al Plant References: <4A4ECCEB.2020502@hdk5.net> In-Reply-To: <4A4ECCEB.2020502@hdk5.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 04 Jul 2009 04:14:57.0682 (UTC) FILETIME=[FDCA4720:01C9FC5D] X-Sender: fbsd1@a1poweruser.com Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: FreeBSD 7.2 o/s on a flash stick X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:15:11 -0000 Al Plant wrote: > Aloha Gurus. > > All the gogle-ing I did does not give a current status on or how-to on > installing FreeBSD 7.2 on a flash stick on one slice with the default > partions. I want to boot from it on a mini lap top ( no CD ) and use it > like the hd inside. > > I see plenty of how-to's on loading Flash sticks for installing on other > boxes and using a 2 slice flash to load FreeBSD onto other duplicate > boxes again. > > All I need is to have a FreeBSD o/s on the stick so I can use it > instead of the OS on the existing laptop. > > I'm sure I saw on this list where somebody did this successfully but I > cant find it. > > Any help is appreciated. Thanks. > > ~Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii - Phone: 808-284-2740 > + http://hawaiidakine.com + http://freebsdinfo.org + > + http://aloha50.net - Supporting - FreeBSD 6.* - 7.* - 8.* + > < email: noc@hdk5.net > > "All that's really worth doing is what we do for others."- Lewis Carrol > > _______________________________________________ > 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" > > Hi Al The way i have done this in 7.0 7.1 and 7.2 is to boot off the cd1 install cd and do a normal install to my 1gb flash stick. A 1gb flash stick is to small for the default slice sizes. You will have to manually allocate the / /usr /var /swap sizes. I also found it usefully to set the boot flag when allocating the whole flash stick. A 2gb or larger flash stick allows you to take the auto-allocate option for / /usr /var /swap sizes. Keep in mind that your /var log files can fill up you flash stick real quick and lock up your system. If your running this flash stick 7/24 then rotate them more often deleting the oldest one. It's as simple as that.