NanoBSD :: smallest image size

[Matias Surdi]

Anybody knows if NanoBSD can be installed on a hard disk and use it to 
store data, logs, etc? for example, for a tiny mail server?

Paul Procacci wrote:
> Hello list,
> 
> I have an old machine I just acquired that I was thinking of replacing 
> my current FreeBSD firewall/router with.  It's a Celeron 500+ Mhz 
> machine with 32 Megs of ram, and a 10G hard drive.  I am(was) initially 
> thinking about taking out the 10G, and using the flobby disk drive to 
> boot off of.  I was familiar with PicoBSD years ago and know I could use 
> that, but it seems that project has been discontinued.  After looking 
> through archives to determine what to do, I can across nanoBSD as that 
> seems to be included in the FreeBSD system by default, henceforth this 
> question.  I couldn't find any information regarding the smallest image 
> size possible using NanoBSD.  So the question is: can nanoBSD fw/ the 
> proper configurations fit onto a floppy disk...and if not, is such an 
> old computer bootable off of a usb stick?  How can I tell without buying 
> one?
> 
> Thanks,
> ~Paul
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