From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 6 15:53:05 2007 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 E3E2216A417 for ; Mon, 6 Aug 2007 15:53:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lreid@cs.okstate.edu) Received: from a.cs.okstate.edu (a.cs.okstate.edu [139.78.113.1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D21D613C45B for ; Mon, 6 Aug 2007 15:53:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lreid@cs.okstate.edu) Received: from [172.18.0.137] (sky_cpfw-1.tulsatech.org [70.168.226.130]) by a.cs.okstate.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id ECB6BA081A; Mon, 6 Aug 2007 10:53:04 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <46B743DE.4010205@cs.okstate.edu> Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2007 10:53:02 -0500 From: Reid Linnemann User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.0 (X11/20070615) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: fbsd2@a1poweruser.com References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: User questions Subject: Re: Installing from USB Flash Drive 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: Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:53:06 -0000 Written by fbsd2 on 08/06/07 09:08>> > > >> You are correct, there is no option for a USB flash drive for your >> installation media. However, it is not a show stopper - you have the >> "file system" media option. You should mount the flash disk and use this >> option. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Reid Linnemann > Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 8:54 AM > To: fbsd2@a1poweruser.com > Cc: Ross Penner; User questions > Subject: Re: Installing from USB Flash Drive > > When booting the USB flash drive which contains the install cd1 iso you go > into sysinstall by default. > There is no way to stay in the sysinstall pgm and issue a mount command for > da0 that I can find. > Exiting sysinstall just causes a reboot and you are right back at point you > just left. > > Please explain how to mount USB flash drive when it's all ready used to boot > from. > > As I recall, the system starts up a shell on ttyv3 and you also have the root menu option "Fixit" to enter a shell.