Anyone used *BSD?
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 3:23 pm
I'm interested in having a look at FreeBSD or PCBSD. Has anyone used these with Bootit?
I have tried KNOS http://knosproject.com/info.html which is based on FreeBSD and which has strong security claims. It is primarily designed to be run from a live DVD (too big for a CD) but can then be written to a USB stick which can also be run in a secure manner. I have found that it can be invoked as one of the OS's in the BIBM menu if you set up the appropriate boot edit item to point to the USB stick. However I understand that although it can be installed on a hard disc it really needs exclusive access to the hard disc.
That set me thinking about whether this also applies to one of the other BSDs FreeBSD or PCBSD which I'd be keen to try. If anyone has any experience of either of these I'd be most interested to know if they have run it within a BIBM (or Bing) setup. Before I plunge into trying it would be good to know if there are any gotchas I ought to be aware of.
I have tried KNOS http://knosproject.com/info.html which is based on FreeBSD and which has strong security claims. It is primarily designed to be run from a live DVD (too big for a CD) but can then be written to a USB stick which can also be run in a secure manner. I have found that it can be invoked as one of the OS's in the BIBM menu if you set up the appropriate boot edit item to point to the USB stick. However I understand that although it can be installed on a hard disc it really needs exclusive access to the hard disc.
That set me thinking about whether this also applies to one of the other BSDs FreeBSD or PCBSD which I'd be keen to try. If anyone has any experience of either of these I'd be most interested to know if they have run it within a BIBM (or Bing) setup. Before I plunge into trying it would be good to know if there are any gotchas I ought to be aware of.