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Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2011 15:21:20 -0700 (PDT)
From: William Pitcock <nenolod@systeminplace.net>
To: Andriy Gapon <avg@FreeBSD.org>
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Subject: Re: kernel + embedded sysinstall mfsroot?
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hi,

----- "Andriy Gapon" <avg@FreeBSD.org> wrote:

> mfsBSD could be something like what you describe.

mfsBSD doesn't build a kernel image with an embedded mfsroot.  the goal is to have a
kernel you can specify in a xm config that will boot into sysinstall so you can do a
network install of freebsd from within the domU environment.

what i am looking to do is create a kernel image with an embedded mfsroot.  netbsd
already have a similar solution for doing installs within domU.

william