Subject: Re: NetBSD LiveKey
To: iMil <imil@home.imil.net>
From: Stephen Borrill <netbsd@precedence.co.uk>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 05/10/2006 11:25:19
On Wed, 10 May 2006, iMil wrote:
> I've been working on a funny project for a couple of days and i've been told
> on #netbsd@freenode that i should probably share the firsts bits with you
> all, so here it comes.
>
> The project is called NLK (NetBSD LiveKey) and it aims to be a
> non-destructive NetBSD on USB stick. Non destructive means that it is only
> composed of two files, a kernel bundled with a 16MB RAMDISK and a 64MB vnd
> ffs disk image (uncompressed for now, this will come) that you'll simple copy
> to your VFAT USB stick. The only "hard" piece is to install the bootloader. I
> choosed grub just for its ease of use and install for the enduser (i.e.,
> someone prisoneer in an only-windows-users house could use "wingrub" to setup
> a NetBSD usb key ).
There's various Windows tools that'll make a USB memory stick bootable (by
installing DOS). You can then use dosboot.com.
I think this is the one I used (it was definitely from HP anyway):
http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/download/23839.html
--
Stephen