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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>
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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?

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Mark saad | mark.saad@longcount.org




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