12-10-2008
Looking for help with creating bootable USB key
I am currently trying to create a bootable USB key that I can use to boot a couple different X86 single slot processors. Creating a basic key is as easy as can be but I am looking to customize this boot image to meet two important criteria:
1. The system must boot in text only mode as my only interface with the hardware is RS232.
2. I want to add a software package called Passmark to the image so that once it is booted I can run a diagnostic of the board I have booted up.
If anyone has experience creating something like that I would really appreciate some advice. I am not partial to a particular distribution of Linux, just so long as my criteria above are met.
Thanks for any help!
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LEARN ABOUT FREEBSD
usb_template
USB_TEMPLATE(4) BSD Kernel Interfaces Manual USB_TEMPLATE(4)
NAME
usb_template -- USB templates
SYNOPSIS
To compile this module into the kernel, place the following line in your kernel configuration file:
device usb_template
To load the module at boot time, place the following line in loader.conf(5):
usb_template_load="YES"
DESCRIPTION
The usb_template module implements various USB templates that are needed when programming an USB device side driver. A USB template consists
of an USB device descriptor, one or more USB configuration descriptors, one or more USB interface descriptors, one or more USB endpoint
descriptors, USB strings and additional USB descriptors. The USB template module currently has templates for USB Mass Storage, USB CDC Eth-
ernet and Message Transfer Protocol. USB templates are currently selected using the "hw.usb.template" sysctl. The "hw.usb.template" value
can be changed at any time, but will not have any effect until the USB device has been re-enumerated.
SEE ALSO
usb(4)
STANDARDS
The usb_template module complies to the USB 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 standard.
HISTORY
The usb_template module was written by Hans Petter Selasky <hselasky@FreeBSD.org>.
BSD
March 18, 2014 BSD