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Re: FreeBSD 7.2 o/s on a flash stick
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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@... >
> "All that's really worth doing is what we do for others."- Lewis Carrol
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>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.
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> 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@... >
> "All that's really worth doing is what we do for others."- Lewis Carrol
>
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>
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.
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