Advertisement

06.16.2008 at 08:00PM PDT, ID: 23490230
[x]
Attachment Details

Booting custom kernel from USB (flash drive)

Asked by 1gtx in FreeBSD, Hard Drives & Storage, Kernel And Operating System Specific Programming

Tags: FreeBSD, OS, Release 7

I'm trying to create a dual boot boot flash drive. The system supports booting from USB. I'm using a 2GB drive. No problem partitioning the USB into two equal 1GB slices and mounting at /mnt, Seem to be having a problem doing the installworld and getting it on the USB.

What I'm try to do is:
1) have a two bootable versions of Freebsd on a 2GB USB flash drive
2) Each bootable version is a custom kernel
3) As an extra bonus I'd like to use ZFS exclusively for the hard disk (e.g. boots from USB, and /usr, /home, etc. on the hard disk)

I've seen various fragments scattered around the net but so far I'm not having any luck. Any suggestions?Start Free Trial
 
Keywords: Booting custom kernel from USB (flas…
Title
1 Kernel Compilation
2 FreeBSD kernel
3 Kernel Rebuild Advise
4 Kernel
5 Kernel Customerization in FreeBSD
6 Kernel panic error
 
Loading Advertisement...
 
[+][-]06.19.2008 at 08:40PM PDT, ID: 21828275

At Experts Exchange, members can ask their questions to thousands of technology professionals, also known as Experts. Experts compete and collaborate to answer those questions by leaving comments like this one.

Start your 7-day free trial to view this Expert Comment or ask the Experts your question.

 
[+][-]06.19.2008 at 10:01PM PDT, ID: 21828559

Often, when Experts are collaborating with members who have asked questions, they will request additional information about the problem. Askers respond with an author comment like this one.

Start your 7-day free trial to view this Author Comment or ask the Experts your question.

 
[+][-]06.22.2008 at 03:49PM PDT, ID: 21842537

View this solution now by starting your 7-day free trial. Setting up your free trial is quick, easy, and secure. We will return you to this solution, unlocked, when you're done.

 

About this solution

Zones: FreeBSD, Hard Drives & Storage, Kernel And Operating System Specific Programming
Tags: FreeBSD, OS, Release 7
Sign Up Now!
Solution Provided By: gheist
Participating Experts: 2
Solution Grade: B
 
 
[+][-]06.23.2008 at 09:53PM PDT, ID: 21852599

Often, when Experts are collaborating with members who have asked questions, they will request additional information about the problem. Askers respond with an author comment like this one.

Start your 7-day free trial to view this Author Comment or ask the Experts your question.

 
[+][-]06.24.2008 at 12:24AM PDT, ID: 21853077

At Experts Exchange, members can ask their questions to thousands of technology professionals, also known as Experts. Experts compete and collaborate to answer those questions by leaving comments like this one.

Start your 7-day free trial to view this Expert Comment or ask the Experts your question.

 
[+][-]06.27.2008 at 11:51PM PDT, ID: 21889645

Often, when Experts are collaborating with members who have asked questions, they will request additional information about the problem. Askers respond with an author comment like this one.

Start your 7-day free trial to view this Author Comment or ask the Experts your question.

 
[+][-]06.28.2008 at 01:14PM PDT, ID: 21891928

At Experts Exchange, members can ask their questions to thousands of technology professionals, also known as Experts. Experts compete and collaborate to answer those questions by leaving comments like this one.

Start your 7-day free trial to view this Expert Comment or ask the Experts your question.

 
 
Loading Advertisement...
20080716-EE-VQP-32 / EE_QW_2_20070628