On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 10:32:10PM +0000, Thorsten Glaser wrote: > Luca Favatella dixit: > > >Is there a way to use d-i to install kfreebsd-i386 from usb? > > I don't see any technical reason why not. It probably depends > on the bootloader used. > > MirBSD uses the manifold-boot method with MirBSD's loader. > Grml uses the manifold-boot method with GNU GRUB 2. > Others use ISOHYBRID with ISOLINUX. > > With these techniques, you can dd(1) an ISO 9660 filesystem > image onto a USB stick and have it bootable immediately.
I'll probably test this solution (dd iso to usb) when possible. > I'm pretty sure that the FreeBSD kernel is capable of handling > such a situation. It's just an oversized floppy with a filesy- > stem supported, although unusual, after all. > > Note that GNU GRUB-legacy isn't capable of handling it, for > SYSLINUX you need a FAT16 filesystem (so you'd have to have > separate images for ISO and USB stick, which doubles the need > to produce, test and distribute), and other loaders also are > or may be problematic. This solution looks similar to that used for Linux in d-i manual http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.i386/ch04s03.html > I wouldn't know about the FreeBSD loa- > der, but from what I read, GRUB2 is already up to booting a > Debian GNU/kFreeBSD by itself. > > I'll gladly provide assistance if desired. > > bye, > //mirabilos Thanks, Luca Favatella -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
