Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 22:25:06 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Dave McKay <dave@mu.org> Cc: Stephen <sdk@yuck.net>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Unattended ? install Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0002292222440.62060-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <20000229011729.A81617@elvis.mu.org>
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On Tue, 29 Feb 2000, Dave McKay wrote: > > On Tue, Feb 29, 2000 at 01:43:47PM +1100, David Nugent wrote: > > > I know that a fair amount of work has been done in building automated > > > installs for FreeBSD. Is this work currently available only in -current, > > > or does it include 3.X as well (I suspect it does as I first saw it > > > mentioned long ago). > > > > > > More importantly, where can I find documentation to use this? > > > > > > > I wouldn't mind assisting with this effort. I would love to see an > > automated install process similar to Solaris Jumpstart. > > I have heard rumors from a good source that a PXE boot for > FreeBSD is in the making. This can be made to mirror the > solaris jumpstart, or even better improve upon it. I believe > it will be committed in the near future. We (eGroups) used to use a PXE loader for the Linux distribution, until we ran up against the BIOS limit for disk sizes, 8GB. Since nothing was brewing that was going to be ready soon that allowed us to use our 20GB disks fully, I built the PicoBSD install floppy and another coworker figured out RedHat kickstart. Don't underestimate the power of floppies :) Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | www.FreeBSD.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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