Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 21:44:25 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: David Allen <the.real.david.allen@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Manual Installations on Flash Media Message-ID: <20090803214425.58580308.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <2daa8b4e0908011421x3142425fm69eef6df8ebf4309@mail.gmail.com> References: <2daa8b4e0908011421x3142425fm69eef6df8ebf4309@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sat, 1 Aug 2009 14:21:02 -0700, David Allen <the.real.david.allen@gmail.com> wrote: > I need to create a FreeBSD installation on an SSD drive (connected via a > USB adaptor), and would like to do so manually so as to avoid the use of > an installation CD, PXE or sysinstall. > > 1. Would a device alphabetical order (as used by bsdlabel) work? I think it's no problem. My /etc/fstab looks that way: /dev/ad0s1b none swap sw 0 0 /dev/ad0s1a / ufs rw 1 1 /dev/ad0s1d /tmp ufs rw 2 2 /dev/ad0s1e /var ufs rw 2 2 /dev/ad0s1f /usr ufs rw 2 2 /dev/ad0s1g /home ufs rw 2 2 > 2. I don't expect the system to swap, so can I dispense with a swap entry > and have everything function normally (no error messages, etc.)? I don't know how to "expect" swapping. As far as I understood, the system decides by itself if to write data to / read data from the swap file. I'm not sure if you can omit it. > 3. Will adding `noatime' to / or any other filesystem have any > consequences? Yes. The access time for files won't be recorded. Using the noatime option is often advised for the use with SSD media, so is ANY advice that helps to minimize read / write cycles in order to increase the life time of the media. -- Polytropon >From Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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