FreeBSD on USB

B

balanga

I have managed to install FreeBSD from a USB stick after downloading various installation images, but what I would like to do is have a general purpose USB stick with FreeBSD installed on it for maintenance purposes.

How do I go about creating such a stick? All I want is the base system which simply stops at a login prompt. How do I go about stopping bsdinstall from running on bootup?
 
mfsBSD is just that, although it also includes some useful ports like rsync. The build scripts are there, too, so it can be customized.
 
And if you just need a typical UFS-based system, simply insert a blank USB pendrive, boot a FreeBSD installation (from CD, DVD or USB) and install it normally on the pendrive.
 
wblock@ said:
mfsBSD is just that, although it also includes some useful ports like rsync. The build scripts are there, too, so it can be customized.
Click to expand...

Thanks for that I tried it and it looked useful, and it was nice have a bootable/networkable system on which I could install packages, but in the end I found the other suggestion more flexible.
 
Beastie said:
And if you just need a typical UFS-based system, simply insert a blank USB pendrive, boot a FreeBSD installation (from CD, DVD or USB) and install it normally on the pendrive.
Click to expand...

Many thanks for the suggestion - that gave me just what I wanted.

Now what I need are some scripts/dialogs to help fix common hard disk problems, in effect giving me a FreeBSD based SystemRescueCD.
 
I've found that a USB install may crash upon mounting of a /dev/da1p1 ** etc ... YMMV. I had planned on its day-to-day use (v9) but kind of a showstoppper.

** an auxiliary, 2nd, thumbdrive. Did not have problems with mounting hard disks to it
 
jb_fvwm2 said:
I've found that a USB install may crash upon mounting of a /dev/da1p1 etc ... YMMV. I had planned on its day-to-day use (v9) but kind of a showstoppper.
Click to expand...

I have been unable to use mount for mounting a hard disk. Maybe it's a similar problem. I thought it was just me being unable to get the correct syntax.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top