Date: 05 Dec 2004 12:02:26 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: yiyihu@gmail.com 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) Message-ID: <44brd88yql.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <20041204145329.GA3922@Laptop> References: <20041204145329.GA3922@Laptop>
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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/
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