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   #With an downloaded image
   From NetBSD 5.1.2 on for the i386 and amd64 ports it is possible to download a 
   memory stick image for installing instead of the CD-ROM image.
   NetBSD using a memory stick instead of a CD-ROM drive
   From NetBSD 5.1.2 on it is possible to download a memory stick image directly 
   for installing instead of downloading and transforming a CD image.
   
   This section describes in detail how to use this method. If you want to create 
   an image yourself, please see below.
   
   ##Downloading the installation image
   Installation images are available on the [NetBSD
   mirrors](http://www.netbsd.org/mirrors/) under the images/ directory, their
   filenames match the *install.img.gz pattern.
   
   For example if we want to download NetBSD 6.0_BETA2 for i386:
   
       # ftp ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-6.0_BETA2/images/NetBSD-6.0_BETA2-i386-install.img.gz
   
   ##Copying the installation image to the memory stick
   To prepare the memory stick under a Unix system you can just use
   [[!template id=man name="dd" section="1"]].
   For example if the memory stick is recognized as sd0 (**Warning: this will
   overwrite all the contents on your memory stick**):
   
       # gunzip NetBSD-6.0_BETA2-i386-install.img.gz
       # dd if=NetBSD-6.0_BETA2-i386-install.img of=/dev/rsd0d
   
   Whenever using dd(1), remember to set the blocksize by specifying the 
   <code>bs</code> parameter, at least with a value of 4K, i.e. the call would end 
   up with:
   
       # dd if=NetBSD-6.0_BETA2-i386-install.img of=/dev/rsd0d bs=4K
   
   ##Installation process
   After NetBSD is booted from the memory stick the installation process is
   usual (you can find an example in
   [The NetBSD Guide](http://netbsd.org/docs/guide/en/chap-exinst.html)).
   Just pay attention when choosing the installation media: if you want
   to install using the installation sets on the memory stick when
   [choosing the installation 
   media](http://www.netbsd.org/docs/guide/en/chap-exinst.html#exinst-choose-media)
   select <code>g: local directory</code> and then clear the *base* (by default it points
   to release/).
   
   
 #Easy method using mkmemstick.sh  #Easy method using mkmemstick.sh
   
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