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Subject: Re: boot FreeBSD from USB external drive
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On Fri, Jul 14, 2006 at 06:59:47AM -0700, backyard1454-bsd@yahoo.com wrote:
> just try running the installation cd with the USB
> device and see what happens. Make sure your setting it
> up on the right drive (da0 assuming you have IDE
> hardrives)
Not so good advice - flash memory has limited write count. Instead you
can look at Frenzy 1.0 and then use it as template.

http://www.frenzy.org.ua/eng/

It has versions for CD and USB.