Later, when I get back home.
On Fri, 24 Nov 2017 at 15:09, Ottavio Caruso <ottavio2006-de...@yahoo.com> wrote: > On Fri 24 Nov 2017 at 07:47:49 -0700, Andy Ruhl wrote: > >> This is probably off topic, but I'll try anyway. I want to create a > >> USB install "disk", and then use another blank USB disk to install > >> onto. > >> > >> Does this work? I haven't tried yet. This would be nice to test things > >> out so I don't disrupt the internal disks. > > This is what I did when I installed NetBSD back in 2013. I did a fresh > installation onto a second usb stick and I tested it for a month or > so. > Painfully slow! Then I created a second partition on my main hard > drive and copied the files onto it. > > But.. going back to topic: > > On 24 November 2017 at 12:52, Chavdar Ivanov <ci4...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Boot the stick single user, use fdisk to adjust the first partition to > the > > end, use disklabel to extend the label to the en of the disk (A), then > > readjust the existing partitions (I move the b-partition to the end, > > adjusting a from the almost start to some space before the end for swap, > > then after writing the label use 'fsck -fy /dev/rsd0a' or wherever it is, > > then 'resize_ffs -y /dev/rsd0a', then again ; fsck -fy /dev/rsd0a'. > > Chavdar, > > if you don't mind, could you give me a breakdown of these commands? I > haven't used NetBSD fdisk in a while. > > -- > Ottavio Caruso > -- ----
