Subject: Install NetBSD from a USB memory stick?
To: None <port-i386@NetBSD.org>
From: Steven Sartorius <ssartor@bellatlantic.net>
List: port-i386
Date: 10/19/2006 19:56:52
All,

I'm in the process of putting together a small form factor box to use  
as a file server/mail server/firewall etc. for my home network.  To  
simplify things (and to trim the cost) I'd rather not install a  
floppy or optical drive.  The box will boot from a USB stick so I'd  
like to try and install NetBSD this way.  A quick Google turned up  
LiveKey which was interesting but not quite what I wanted -- I want  
to install NetBSD from the USB stick onto the machine's hard drive.   
In effect, I'd like to "burn" a NetBSD .iso file onto the memory  
stick; when I boot from the stick I drop right into sysinst.  Anyone  
done this before?  Any tips/advice?

thanks,

Steve