Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:36:29 +0200 From: Erik Norgaard <norgaard@locolomo.org> To: Bruce Ferrell <bferrell@baywinds.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PXEBOOT based upgrade/install Message-ID: <4A3A973D.6010105@locolomo.org> In-Reply-To: <4A3A88B9.9040704@baywinds.org> References: <4A3A88B9.9040704@baywinds.org>
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Bruce Ferrell wrote: > Hi all! > > I'm new in these parts, but not new to *nix. I'm trying to upgrade a > system with FreeBSD 5.4 to 7.2. > > I've gotten the pxeboot to work, but somehow the network interface isn't > seen by the installer. > > loader.rc: > =========== > include /boot/loader.4th > include /boot/beastie.4th > > \ Reads and processes loader.conf variables > start > > load /boot/kernel/kernel > load -t mfs_root /boot/mfsroot > set vfs.root.mountfrom="ufs:/dev/md0c" > boot > > loader.conf: > ============ > mfsroot_load="YES" > mfsroot_type="mfs_root" > mfsroot_name="/boot/mfsroot" > if_bge_load="yes" > > I added the if_bge line at that seems to be the module used on 5.4. > > Any other leads? I wrote a guide years ago, it hasn't been updated since 6.2, but for this stage I don't think there are any changes. http://www.locolomo.org/pub/pxeboot/index.html It also explains how to build your own custom mfsroot. Does the kernel support tftp and/or nfs? is your mfsroot actually fetched from the server? BR, Erik -- Erik Nørgaard Ph: +34.666334818/+34.915211157 http://www.locolomo.org
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