Maude User wrote:
Can I install FreeBSD 5.3 from this USB CD drive?
Haven't tried 5.3, but 6.0 beta2 works fine as long as your mobo
supports booting from usbcd - the tyan should do it.
in my case 4.9 + 5.4 find the USB drive, but they panic on boot - but it
doesnt relate to the usb cd
On 8/12/05, Kliment Andreev [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Maude User wrote:
Thanks for this info.
The handbook chapter on BIOS (see below) doesn't mention USB but it
says the machine
can boot from Removable Devices so it sounds like your first
suggestion about booting from
removable
Maude User wrote:
Thanks for this info.
The handbook chapter on BIOS (see below) doesn't mention USB but it
says the machine
can boot from Removable Devices so it sounds like your first
suggestion about booting from
removable drives would work.
Even if you boot from the USB CD, there is a
Even if you boot from the USB CD, there is a chance that FreeBSD load
won't recognize the USB chipset, so you won't be able to choose the
source for the installation media.
Unless of course, once you get the installer booted you choose a
network install source :-)
Aaron
On Aug 12, 2005, at 6:06 PM, Kliment Andreev wrote:
Maude User wrote:
Thanks for this info.
The handbook chapter on BIOS (see below) doesn't mention USB
but it says the machine
can boot from Removable Devices so it sounds like your first
suggestion about booting from
removable drives
was going to buy a cheap USB floppy drive today (I saw prices from $30 to
$50) but at jandr.com in NYC today I saw a USB CD-RW/DVD+/-RW on sale for $99
(Panasonic DVRS706) so I got that instead, figuring it was more bang for the
buck.
Can I install FreeBSD 5.3 from this USB CD drive
-RW/DVD+/-RW on sale for $99
(Panasonic DVRS706) so I got that instead, figuring it was more bang for the buck.
Can I install FreeBSD 5.3 from this USB CD drive?
If not, what sort of CD drive can I install from?
Thanks.
- Steve
Brooklyn NYC
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Can I install FreeBSD 5.3 from this USB CD drive?
If not, what sort of CD drive can I install from?
While I don't know the specfic equipment in your question, the general response
is that it is the BIOS that determines 'bootability' i.e. whether a device
can be used as a boot device. Check
it was more bang for the
buck.
Can I install FreeBSD 5.3 from this USB CD drive?
If not, what sort of CD drive can I install from?
While I don't know the specfic equipment in your question, the general response
is that it is the BIOS that determines 'bootability' i.e. whether a device
