From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 5 17:02:27 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7A00F16A4CE for ; Sun, 5 Dec 2004 17:02:27 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail1.speakeasy.net (mail1.speakeasy.net [216.254.0.201]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 19ECB43D1F for ; Sun, 5 Dec 2004 17:02:27 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org) Received: (qmail 20780 invoked from network); 5 Dec 2004 17:02:26 -0000 Received: from dsl092-078-145.bos1.dsl.speakeasy.net (HELO be-well.ilk.org) ([66.92.78.145]) (envelope-sender ) by mail1.speakeasy.net (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 5 Dec 2004 17:02:26 -0000 Received: by be-well.ilk.org (Postfix, from userid 1147) id 4899F43; Sun, 5 Dec 2004 12:02:26 -0500 (EST) Sender: lowell@be-well.ilk.org To: yiyihu@gmail.com References: <20041204145329.GA3922@Laptop> From: Lowell Gilbert Date: 05 Dec 2004 12:02:26 -0500 In-Reply-To: <20041204145329.GA3922@Laptop> Message-ID: <44brd88yql.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> Lines: 28 User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Isn't there a way to install freebsd from hard disk with only a bootable grub? (all file systems are ext3) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 17:02:27 -0000 yiyihu@gmail.com writes: > Hi,all, > > I really want to know if there is a way to install freebsd from hard > disk. This old laptop doesn't contain a floppy drive, And I didn't get a > CD burner either. Certainly, The rubbishy computer couldn't be boot use > pxe kind of thing. I've searched google and I have done what I can do > for the result. And still no clue,So anyone here can tell me if there is > a way to install freebsd from hard disk? Grub is installed in a > seperated partition. And the grub manual says it can boot the bsd > kernel. > > I am sure that it can be installed with only a bootable hard drive.I > wonder if someone can make a kernel with "tmpfs" kind of thing > supported. And a loop file contains a minimum root with bsd installer in > it.Then It can do the job. > > Or maybe there is a solution like this already? > Well,thanks all for your attention! I don't think this has been done, but it should be possible. Sounds like a quick project for somebody knowledgeable about GRUB. -- Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/