Re: Booting from Memory Stick
On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 4:23 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am working on getting a FreeBSD system to boot from a USB memory stick.
FWIW, my cut/paste script for installing 7.0 to a USB flash drive.
This is adapted from a post by Ceri Davies (thank you!).
** This assumes the drive is at /dev/da0 and that /dev/md0 is not in use **
# set these; the two mount points should not exist
export ISOFILE='/tmp/7.0-RELEASE-i386-disc1.iso'
export ISOMNT='/a'
export USBMNT='/b'
# zero the device for better compression when were done (optional)
dd bs=10m if=/dev/zero of=/dev/da0
# mdconfig and mount the media
mkdir -m 555 ${ISOMNT} ${USBMNT}
mdconfig -a -t vnode -u 0 -f ${ISOFILE}
mount -t cd9660 /dev/md0 ${ISOMNT}
# label and newfs the flash drive
fdisk -BI /dev/da0
bsdlabel -B -w da0s1
newfs -U -L FBSDusb /dev/da0s1a
mount /dev/da0s1a ${USBMNT}
# install the OS
cd ${ISOMNT}/*RELEASE/base
DESTDIR=${USBMNT} ./install.sh
# install the generic kernel
cd ${ISOMNT}/*RELEASE/kernels
DESTDIR=${USBMNT} ./install.sh generic
rmdir ${USBMNT}/boot/kernel
mv ${USBMNT}/boot/GENERIC ${USBMNT}/boot/kernel
# set boot0 options
boot0cfg -v -B -o noupdate -t 90 da0
# install a fstab; adjust as needed (like /tmp size)
cat ${USBMNT}/etc/fstab EOF
# Device Mountpoint FStype Options Dump Pass
/dev/ufs/FBSDusb / ufs rw,noatime 1 1
md /tmp mfs rw,-s150M,nosuid,noatime 0 0
md /var/run mfs rw,-s4M,nosuid,noatime 0 0
md /var/log mfs rw,-s16M,nosuid,noatime 0 0
/dev/acd0 /cdrom cd9660 ro,noauto,nosuid 0 0
/proc /proc procfs rw,noauto 0 0
/tmp /var/tmp nullfs rw 0 0
EOF
# install an rc.conf
cat ${USBMNT}/etc/rc.conf EOF
ifconfig_DEFAULT=DHCP
ifconfig_fwe0=NOAUTO
ifconfig_plip0=NOAUTO
sshd_enable=YES
syslogd_flags=-vv
sendmail_enable=NONE
EOF
# set root password and timezone (optionally add users here as well)
chroot ${USBMNT} /bin/sh
passwd root
tzsetup
# clean up
cd /
umount ${ISOMNT} ${USBMNT}
rmdir ${ISOMNT} ${USBMNT}
mdconfig -d -u 0
# backup and compress (~ 84MB) (optional)
dd bs=10m if=/dev/da0 of=usbflash-freebsd_7.0.img
nice bzip2 usbflash-freebsd_7.0.img
# done
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Re: Booting from Memory Stick
On Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 11:37 AM, Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
# set root password and timezone (optionally add users here as well)
chroot ${USBMNT} /bin/sh
passwd root
tzsetup
One error, the above should be:
# set root password and timezone (optionally add users here as well)
chroot ${USBMNT} /bin/sh
passwd root
tzsetup
exit
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Booting from Memory Stick
I am working on getting a FreeBSD system to boot from a USB memory stick. Would it be possible to install the operating system using the following: cd /usr/src make DESTDIR=/mnt/usbdisk world boot0cfg -v -B -o noupdate da0 Or, is there an easier way to do this? Thanks, Jay ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Booting from Memory Stick
At 03:23 PM 3/1/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am working on getting a FreeBSD system to boot from a USB memory stick. Would it be possible to install the operating system using the following: cd /usr/src make DESTDIR=/mnt/usbdisk world boot0cfg -v -B -o noupdate da0 Or, is there an easier way to do this? Thanks, Jay I don't know how to do this myself, but know it is available using FreeNAS, which is based on FreeBSD. FreeNAS information is at: www.freenas.org -Derek -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Booting from Memory Stick
I made a bootable system on a stick a few months ago. I used it to dd clone a WinXP image to some Gateway desktops in a lab. I think I just plugged the stick into my FreeBSD laptop fired up sysinstall and treated the stick as a da drive that needed a full install. Tim Derek Ragona wrote: At 03:23 PM 3/1/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am working on getting a FreeBSD system to boot from a USB memory stick. Would it be possible to install the operating system using the following: cd /usr/src make DESTDIR=/mnt/usbdisk world boot0cfg -v -B -o noupdate da0 Or, is there an easier way to do this? Thanks, Jay I don't know how to do this myself, but know it is available using FreeNAS, which is based on FreeBSD. FreeNAS information is at: www.freenas.org -Derek ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Booting from Memory Stick
Hi, On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 10:23 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am working on getting a FreeBSD system to boot from a USB memory stick. Would it be possible to install the operating system using the following: cd /usr/src make DESTDIR=/mnt/usbdisk world boot0cfg -v -B -o noupdate da0 Or, is there an easier way to do this? Yes, the freesbie2 toolkit (http://www.freesbie.org/) does the job very well. Hope this helps. Thanks, Jay ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Regards. -- There's this old saying: Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for life. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Booting from Memory Stick
On Saturday 01 March 2008 04:23:24 pm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am working on getting a FreeBSD system to boot from a USB memory stick. Would it be possible to install the operating system using the following: cd /usr/src make DESTDIR=/mnt/usbdisk world boot0cfg -v -B -o noupdate da0 Or, is there an easier way to do this? I know you've gotten some other responses, but I wanted to chime in and say that I've done this (just today, actually) using an approach similar to what you're outlining. In a nutshell: (assuming USB stick is da0, you don't care about what's on it, and you want to use the whole thing with one partition and no swap) ##prepare the destination disk, including boot blocks, and mount fdisk -BI /dev/da0 #ignore the GEOM not found message bsdlabel -wB /dev/da0s1 newfs -U -L mystick /dev/da0s1a #optional flags for softupdates and label mount /dev/ufs/mystick /mnt ##prepare obj tree (skip if you already have one with the kernel you want) cd /usr/src make buildworld make KERNCONF=MYUSBKERNEL #or GENERIC, whatever ##install to the stick cd /usr/src make KERNCONF=MYUSBKERNEL DESTDIR=/mnt installkernel make DESTDIR=/mnt installworld mergemaster -i -D /mnt #review list, answer yes to followup ?'s ##The only other thing that's required is an fstab file: echo /dev/ufs/mystick / ufs rw 1 1 /mnt/etc/fstab ##and don't forget to un-mount the stick when you're done umount /mnt That's a bit quick and dirty, obviously, but you can boot from the stick and have a complete system at this point. Setup of the root password, users, groups, hostname, interfaces, timezone, etc not included. Sysinstall or manual config (either from the initial host or after booting from the stick) can get you the rest of the way. Or you may discover that one of the other approaches suggested is easier. :) JN ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Problem booting from memory-stick with ASUS A7V-133
Hi all, hope this is the right list. I have a problem with booting from a 128MB USB-memory-stick with the ASUS A7V-133 motherboard. I downloaded the boot-floppy-imageboot.flp (version 6.2) from the FreeBSD-FTP-server and dd-ed it to a memory stick. Booting from this stick works fine with every other computer I have (a notebook and a newer workstation also with an ASUS-board). But trying to boot from the stick with the A7V gives me the following output: - 8 --- Not ufs Not ufs No /boot/loader FreeBSD/i386 boot Default: 0:fd(0,a)/boot/kernel/kernel boot: Not ufs No /boot/kernel/kernel - 8 --- So it seems to me that the BIOS reads the first sector of the memory-stick (the MBR) executes the code but then the bootloader seems to have problems with the drive geometry or something like this. So does anybody on this list have had similar problems or can give me a hint what to do to solve this problem? BTW: I know that the used floppy-image is just for installation and I'm not able to boot a fully running system from it. But it seems to me the best/fastest way to test whether booting from the stick works or not. Thanks a lot in advance Stefan _ Der WEB.DE SmartSurfer hilft bis zu 70% Ihrer Onlinekosten zu sparen! http://smartsurfer.web.de/?mc=100071distributionid=0066 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Problem booting from memory-stick with ASUS A7V-133
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, hope this is the right list. I have a problem with booting from a 128MB USB-memory-stick with the ASUS A7V-133 motherboard. I downloaded the boot-floppy-imageboot.flp (version 6.2) from the FreeBSD-FTP-server and dd-ed it to a memory stick. Booting from this stick works fine with every other computer I have (a notebook and a newer workstation also with an ASUS-board). But trying to boot from the stick with the A7V gives me the following output: - 8 --- Not ufs Not ufs No /boot/loader FreeBSD/i386 boot Default: 0:fd(0,a)/boot/kernel/kernel boot: Not ufs No /boot/kernel/kernel - 8 --- What happens if you enter: 0:da(0,a)/boot/kernel/kernel ...at the boot: prompt (as opposed to fd(0,a)? Steve ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Problem booting from memory-stick with ASUS A7V-133
Hi Steve, I have a problem with booting from a 128MB USB-memory-stick with the ASUS A7V-133 motherboard. I downloaded the boot-floppy-imageboot.flp (version 6.2) from the FreeBSD-FTP-server and dd-ed it to a memory stick. Booting from this stick works fine with every other computer I have (a notebook and a newer workstation also with an ASUS-board). But trying to boot from the stick with the A7V gives me the following output: - 8 --- Not ufs Not ufs No /boot/loader FreeBSD/i386 boot Default: 0:fd(0,a)/boot/kernel/kernel boot: Not ufs No /boot/kernel/kernel - 8 --- What happens if you enter: 0:da(0,a)/boot/kernel/kernel ...at the boot: prompt (as opposed to fd(0,a)? first of all: Thanks a lot for you very quick response. Entering this at the prompt gives me the following output (includes the entered data): - 8 --- boot: 0:da(0,a)/boot/kernel/kernelerror 1 lba 0 No /boot/kernel/kernel - 8 --- Any other things I should try? Best regards, Stefan _ Der WEB.DE SmartSurfer hilft bis zu 70% Ihrer Onlinekosten zu sparen! http://smartsurfer.web.de/?mc=100071distributionid=0066 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
