From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 21 04:36:31 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8A00C2B4 for ; Tue, 21 Jan 2014 04:36:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from alogt.com (alogt.com [69.36.191.58]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 62EEF1F09 for ; Tue, 21 Jan 2014 04:36:31 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=alogt.com; s=default; h=Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-Type:MIME-Version:References:In-Reply-To:Message-ID:Subject:Cc:To:From:Date; bh=gUI0sFtmjPtk7YDPPRnaycukW4GROQQzGTB58Fl9394=; b=kASVjt4hMOoKOZ4GdHv+jJOQCo0cjZil8yGLOYMpvnW3AxEn4bIB9qho5lxt0W41jIGkkmnlgcbXiePDXsvbXzBdNzLOALtTiim2NxTFl8oR5mzkeyYWKjrgNTM4f7yz5f7grilZIrG/y12gNvgIHonKztBzVXmh4TQi4NM/Sc8=; Received: from bb220-255-60-82.singnet.com.sg ([220.255.60.82]:39857 helo=X220.alogt.com) by sl-508-2.slc.westdc.net with esmtpsa (SSLv3:DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1W5T4a-000AzW-Fn; Mon, 20 Jan 2014 21:36:25 -0700 Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 12:36:14 +0800 From: Erich Dollansky To: moogle Subject: Re: How to install FreeBSD to USB-HDD? Message-ID: <20140121123614.1881973f@X220.alogt.com> In-Reply-To: References: X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.9.3 (GTK+ 2.24.22; amd64-portbld-freebsd10.0) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - sl-508-2.slc.westdc.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - alogt.com X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: sl-508-2.slc.westdc.net: authenticated_id: erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Cc: questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 04:36:31 -0000 Hi, On Tue, 21 Jan 2014 09:30:18 +0800 moogle wrote: > Hi: > > I am new to FreeBSD. For working, I have to use Windows OS, and I > konw FreeBSD is very strong, so I want to install FrssBSD to my > USB-HDD(because the notebook is belong to my Company). I have read > the official document, and research for 3 weeks. I have failed to > finished it. Waiting for your help. this is not a problem at all. If you have a notebook with just one internal hard disk and no other USB media attached, /dev/da0 should be the external USB hard disk. But it will be different when you boot the FreeBSD installer from a USB media like thumb drive or other hard disks. After the installation program is up, you can connect your USB hard disk and it will become /dev/da1. I think the best way to continue is to tell us what choices the installer gives. Just never install FreeBSD on /dev/ada0 or /dev/ad0. This would wipe out your Windows. I would like this but your company will not. So, be really careful here. Erich