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From: "Aaron Gibson" <aaron@the-gibsons.org>
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Subject: RE: 2.12 Advanced Installation Guide (Headless Install)
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Ceri-

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I obtained the advice to set /boot/loader -h in the boot.config file =
from
the below URL:

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http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install-advance=
d.h
tml

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Note that after further investigation I found my problem to be a =
incorrect
setting in the BIOS.  I was successful in creating a headless system
(actually 2) with the initial command.

If you would like I can send you a description of the exact process that =
I
had to go through on each box to get it to work.  One system was the 5.1
release the other was the 4.10 release.

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Your response and help is greatly appreciated.

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Thanks

Aaron

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-----Original Message-----
From: Ceri Davies [mailto:setantae@submonkey.net] On Behalf Of Ceri =
Davies
Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 3:28 PM
To: Aaron Gibson
Cc: doc@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: 2.12 Advanced Installation Guide (Headless Install)

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