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Not persistent. You can boot into an ISO of course but the flash drive won’t be able to store changes, files, etc
by DrBenCarson 4y ago
Not persistent. You can boot into an ISO of course but the flash drive won’t be able to store changes, files, etc
- nix23 4y agoThat's not true!! I installed FreeBSD many times on a USB stick...and of curse i can safe stuff.
- DrBenCarson 4y agoCan you please share details? How do you partition the USB? How do you not overwrite the boot image? I’d like to learn.
- nix23 4y agoYou install BSD/Linux/Windows on a USB-stick like you install it on a SSD/HDD, it's the same...a blockdevice.
- DrBenCarson 4y agoRight but how do you install it on that drive if you’re using that drive as the ISO on first boot? I see what you’re saying but it sounds like you’re using two block devices on at least the first boot? Or am I missing something?
- nix23 4y agoYou use two USB sticks, on one you write the installer and during install you select the second usb-stick instead for example a SSD..that's it. >I see what you’re saying but it sounds like you’re using two block devices on at least the first boot? Or am I missing something? Exactly You just need those two sticks for installation, after installation just one. NomadBSD is just a preinstalled Image +.
- DrBenCarson 4y agoYeah, that’s the difference. NomadBSD only ever requires a single blockdevice. Using two is a minor inconvenience, but the work going into NomadBSD is pretty cool. You should check it out, sounds like you boot off flash drives pretty often.