Re: Accessing device files over the network

Anyway this morning I was thinking under situations where this solution is not appropriate whether it was possible to access device files just by exporting the /dev filesystem thro' NFS? Will that work? Are there any gotchas? I hope everybody hasn't forgotten this thread, I'm curious about this

Accessing device files over the network

Hi, I want to make a USB flash stick. But I have USB ports only on my linux box. Whereas I would have to run bsdlabel from my FreeBSD box connected over the Ethernet. Any way out for me? :-) TIA for your patience. regards, Girish __ Do You

Re: Accessing device files over the network

Grrr..Sorry for the faux pas! I want to make a USB flash stick bootable with FreeBSD on it! --- Girish Venkatachalam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I want to make a USB flash stick. But I have USB ports only on my linux box. Whereas I would have to run bsdlabel from my FreeBSD box

Re: Accessing device files over the network

Girish Venkatachalam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I want to make a USB flash stick. But I have USB ports only on my linux box. Whereas I would have to run bsdlabel from my FreeBSD box connected over the Ethernet. Any way out for me? :-) Prepare a file backed disk with the size of the flash

Re: Accessing device files over the network

--- Fabian Keil [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Girish Venkatachalam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I want to make a USB flash stick. But I have USB ports only on my linux box. Whereas I would have to run bsdlabel from my FreeBSD box connected over the Ethernet. Any way out for me? :-)