I don't have hardware to test this with in reach right now, and time's
even scarcer during the upcoming few weeks, but maybe someone wants to
play with this:
FAQ: how can i boot g4u from usb stick
Assumptions:
- USB stick with some files that you don't want to nuke
- FAT filesystem (should be the usual case)
- You have NetBSD running somewhere, with access to the USB port
(no idea how to do that in Parallels/VMware)
Idea:
- put the g4u kernel (called "netbsd") on your usb stick as \netbsd
- add a NetBSD /usr/mdec/boot as \boot
- use NetBSD's installboot(8) with bootxx_fat16 to install a bootloader
onto the USB stick that can then boot \boot, which in turn loads
\netbsd. The command line could be something like:
installboot -v /dev/rsd0d /usr/mdec/bootxx_fat16
Be warned that my installboot-fu is VERY weak, and that you may need to
play with this. This may also need NetBSD-current (get it from
ftp.netbsd.org in /pub/NetBSD-daily/HEAD).
I'd appreciate any feedback if this is just a silly idea, or if it works.
:)
- Hubert
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