Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:13:04 -0500 From: Mark Saad <nonesuch@longcount.org> To: "freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org" <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Using PC-Sysinstall for automated network installs of FreeBSD Message-ID: <7AC03C04-FB1B-4307-83C4-9F71825470EE@longcount.org> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1211162212410.2013@wonkity.com> References: <CAMXt9NZbHKDBsKhhMwq%2BLY2pLXET6Fmcargx9pWF_n8z=z-_5w@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1211161816180.1607@wonkity.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1211161842030.2013@wonkity.com> <6AE3D893-A88C-47FA-9DEE-8C0837124481@longcount.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1211162212410.2013@wonkity.com>
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On Nov 17, 2012, at 12:19 AM, Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> wrote: > On Fri, 16 Nov 2012, Mark Saad wrote: >=20 >> On Nov 16, 2012, at 8:44 PM, Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> wrote: >>=20 >>> On Fri, 16 Nov 2012, Warren Block wrote: >>>=20 >>>> Trying to start this from SYSLINUX almost works. My menu config just d= oes >>>=20 >>> Actually, it does work on a real machine. It stalls on a VirtualBox VM d= uring or after the NFS root mount. >>=20 >> Strange , I will test it on virtualbox when I get some time next week . I= did a lot of the testing initially on VMware esxi 4.0 and I did not have an= y issues related to VM stuff . What version of vbox did you use ? What netwo= rk interface choice did you use in vbox ? >=20 > VirtualBox 4.1.22, FreeBSD 9-stable amd64 host. Only the "PCnet-FAST III (= Am79C973)" can pxe-boot, and only in bridged mode. Does this nic pxe boot other versions of FreeBSD ? Isn't there a way to mak= e it think it has a intel em nic? --- Mark saad | mark.saad@longcount.org
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