Re: NetBSD installation using flash, not CD

[David Holland <dholland-tech%netbsd.org@localhost>]

On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 08:30:47PM +0100, Manuel Bouyer wrote:
 > > Today's hardware often doesn't have CD/DVD drive.
 > > So, installation of NetBSD becomes a bit problematic
 > > on such iron.
 > > 
 > > Is there any chance to see NetBSD-5-* releases for flash memory, not
 > > just CD images?  How about NetBSD-6?
 > 
 > shouldn't dd'ing the cd boot image to a flash just work ?

...and failing that, the large "floppy" image certainly should. Or so
I'd think anyway, although I've not tried.

USB flash devices that the kernel doesn't like is another issue of
course...

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David A. Holland
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