On Fri 24 Nov 2017 at 07:47:49 -0700, Andy Ruhl wrote: >> This is probably off topic, but I'll try anyway. I want to create a >> USB install "disk", and then use another blank USB disk to install >> onto. >> >> Does this work? I haven't tried yet. This would be nice to test things >> out so I don't disrupt the internal disks.
This is what I did when I installed NetBSD back in 2013. I did a fresh installation onto a second usb stick and I tested it for a month or so. Painfully slow! Then I created a second partition on my main hard drive and copied the files onto it. But.. going back to topic: On 24 November 2017 at 12:52, Chavdar Ivanov <[email protected]> wrote: > > Boot the stick single user, use fdisk to adjust the first partition to the > end, use disklabel to extend the label to the en of the disk (A), then > readjust the existing partitions (I move the b-partition to the end, > adjusting a from the almost start to some space before the end for swap, > then after writing the label use 'fsck -fy /dev/rsd0a' or wherever it is, > then 'resize_ffs -y /dev/rsd0a', then again ; fsck -fy /dev/rsd0a'. Chavdar, if you don't mind, could you give me a breakdown of these commands? I haven't used NetBSD fdisk in a while. -- Ottavio Caruso
