HOWTO: Creating a USB flash drive installation FreeBSD 9.0 RC-1 without bsdinstall.

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Hello all,
Here I would like to talk about the creation of USB media installation FreeBSD 9.0 RC-1 without bsdinstall and others.

The entire text of my work, I will bring in a convenient location in the text file.
* or am I just linyus its format.

-= The work version! =-

Install freebsd on USB Flash
(installation option)

Ukraine
12.11.2011
Doorways

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Required tools.
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1. CD/DVD Disk FreeBSD 9.0 (or ISO file).
>> my device /cdrom
2. USB Flash.
>> my device /dev/da0
* My stick has 4G size.

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Create partition on your USB FLash.
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Use dd or gpart software - destroy your USB Flash.
# gpart destroy -F da0
# dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/da0 bs=512k count=2
* Read this article: http://wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/disksetup.html

A. Create new partitions.
I want to create a universal carrier. USB flash drive must have a slice
that will be seen from the other OS. And this slice must be mounted in
a working system. Accordingly, we use next partition:

M/P Size F/S
-----------------------
/ 2G UFS
/home other MSDOS

Create it:
# fdisk -BI da0
# bsdlabel -w -B da0s1
# bsdlabel -e da0s1

Use your editor edit it to:
~~~
# /dev/da0s1:
8 partitions:
# size offset fstype [fsize bsize bps/cpg]
a: 2G 16 4.2BSD 0 0 # for /.
b: * * 4.2BSD # for /home.
c: 7823592 0 unused 0 0 # "raw" part, don't edit
~~~
Save it, I use vi - :wq

# ls /dev/
...
da0 da0s1 da0s1a da0s1b

Formatting a partitions:
# newfs -L f9root -U /dev/da0s1a
# newfs_msdos -L f9home -F32 /dev/da0s1b

B. Mount temporary partition.
# mkdir -p /mnt/f9
# mount /dev/da0s1a /mnt/f9
# mkdir -p /mnt/f9/usr/home
# mount -t msdosfs /dev/da0s1b /mnt/f9/usr/home

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Install FreeBSD 9.0.
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A. Unpack system to your USB Flash.
# mkdir -p /cdrom
# mount -t cd9660 -o -e /dev/cd0 /cdrom
# cd /cdrom/usr/freebsd-dist/
# cat base.txz | tar --unlink -xpJf - -C /mnt/f9/
# cat kernel.txz | tar --unlink -xpJf - -C /mnt/f9/

* If you use amd64 unpack:
# cat lib32.txz | tar --unlink -xpJf - -C /mnt/f9/

* If you want, install other files: doc.txz ports.txz src.txz

B. In order for our USB flash drive had the status of "installation" - you
must copy the installation files.
# cp -R /cdrom/usr/freebsd-dist /mnt/f9/usr/

* When we perform the installation of the system from USB flash drives,
we use these files.

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Configure system.
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A. Create /etc/fstab.
Open and rewrite /mnt/f9/etc/fstab:
/dev/da0s1a / ufs rw 1 1
/dev/da0s1b /usr/home msdos rw 0 0

B. Disconnect.
# umount /mnt/f9/usr/home
# umount /mnt/f9
# umount /cdrom

* Remove the CD and.
# shutdown -r now



How to use this device in the further work can be found here (http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=27645)!

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When I tried to create partitions using gpart - it has brought me to a dead end! USB flash drive just did not run.

-= Not working! =-

Install freebsd on USB Flash
(installation option)
use GPART

Ukraine
12.11.2011
Doorways

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Required tools.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. CD/DVD Disk FreeBSD 9.0 (or ISO file).
>> my device /cdrom
2. USB Flash > 2G size.
>> my device /dev/da0

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Create partition on your USB FLash.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Use gpart software - destroy your USB Flash.
* Read this article: http://wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/disksetup.html
A. Configure your operating system.
* My USB Flash device detected how /dev/da0.
Add in /boot/loader.conf next line:
kern.cam.da.0.quirks="1"
* If your device detected how /dev/da1 (for example) you should write
how: kern.cam.da.1.quirks="1"

# reboot now

B. Create new partitions.
We will use next partition:
M/P Size F/S
-----------------------
/boot 512Kb BOOT
/ 2G UFS+J
/home other MSDOS

Create it:
# gpart create -s GPT da0
# gpart add -s 512k -a 4k -t freebsd-boot -l "f9boot" da0
# gpart add -b 1m -s 2g -a 4k -t freebsd-ufs -l "f9root" da0
# gpart add -a 4k -t freebsd-ufs -l "f9home" da0
# gpart bootcode -b /boot/pmbr -p /boot/gptboot -i 1 da0

Formatting a partitions:
# newfs -j /dev/gpt/f9root
# newfs_msdos -F32 /dev/gpt/f9home

C. Mount temporary partition.
# mkdir -p /mnt/f9
# mount /dev/gpt/f9root /mnt/f9
# mkdir -p /mnt/f9/usr/home
# mount -t msdosfs /dev/gpt/f9home /mnt/f9/usr/home

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Install FreeBSD 9.0.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A. Unpack system to your USB Flash.
# mkdir -p /cdrom
# mount -t cd9660 -o -e /dev/cd0 /cdrom
# cd /cdrom/usr/freebsd-dist/
# cat base.txz | tar --unlink -xpJf - -C /mnt/f9/
# cat kernel.txz | tar --unlink -xpJf - -C /mnt/f9/

* If you use amd64 unpack:
# cat lib32.txz | tar --unlink -xpJf - -C /mnt/f9/

* If you want, install other files: doc.txz ports.txz src.txz

B. In order for our USB flash drive had the status of "installation" - you
must copy the installation files.
# cp -R /cdrom/usr/freebsd-dist /mnt/f9/usr/

* When we perform the installation of the system from USB flash drives,
we use these files.

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Configure system.
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A. Create /etc/fstab
Open and rewrite /mnt/f9/etc/fstab:
/dev/gpt/f9root / ufs rw 1 1
/dev/gpt/f9home /usr/home msdos rw 2 2

B. Disconnect.
# umount /mnt/f9/usr/home
# umount /mnt/f9
# umount /cdrom

* Remove your CD/DVD disk.
# reboot now

Thereafter system will not start!!!

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Perhaps hastened the publication it!
I do not know why, but my section /dev/da0s1b (the one that /home) is not visible from under Linux.

May need to use-F16 (instead of-F32)?