Using a USB PenDrive for /usr

[Tuc at T-B-O-H]

> 
> In message: <200601051459.k05ExKsS017500 at vjofn.tucs-beachin-obx-house.com>
>             Tuc at T-B-O-H <ml at t-b-o-h.net> writes:
> :       I've got a Soekris NET4801 running with a SanDisk 2G CF card for
> : its main driverunning FreeBSD. The system seems to be doing well, but I'm
> : really hurting on the /usr partition (Its 1.1G) for space. I was 
> : contemplating adding a 4G USB pen drive (Something like
> : http://www.memoryx.net/xpe4096.html). Are there any known issues with this? 
> : I also need to know what the minimum items I need to configure in the kernel
> : is since I try to run as lean a kernel as possible.
> 
> Since /usr is mounted 'late' in the game, there should be no problems
> doing this.  Your kernel will need to have the usb device, one of ohci
> and uhci, ehci, umass, scbus and da:
> 
> # USB support
> device		uhci		# UHCI PCI->USB interface
> device		ohci		# OHCI PCI->USB interface
> device		ehci		# EHCI PCI->USB interface (USB 2.0)
> device		usb		# USB Bus (required)
> device		umass		# Disks/Mass storage - Requires scbus and da
> 
> device		scbus		# SCSI bus (required for SCSI)
> device		da		# Direct Access (disks)
> 
	Great, thanks....

	Is that drive one someone has used and can say works well in FreeBSD?

			Thanks, Tuc