From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 26 21:30:24 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 256B716A40F for ; Mon, 26 Feb 2007 21:30:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from anderson@freebsd.org) Received: from mh1.centtech.com (moat3.centtech.com [64.129.166.50]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 625A513C4BC for ; Mon, 26 Feb 2007 21:30:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from anderson@freebsd.org) Received: from [10.177.171.220] (neutrino.centtech.com [10.177.171.220]) by mh1.centtech.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l1QLULef059794; Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:30:21 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from anderson@freebsd.org) Message-ID: <45E35170.4020907@freebsd.org> Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:30:24 -0600 From: Eric Anderson User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 (X11/20070204) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Alexandre \"Sunny\" Kovalenko" References: <45E33F03.8030700@freebsd.org> <1172524396.43537.4.camel@RabbitsDen.RabbitsLawn.verizon.net> In-Reply-To: <1172524396.43537.4.camel@RabbitsDen.RabbitsLawn.verizon.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.88.4/2656/Mon Feb 26 14:24:59 2007 on mh1.centtech.com X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=8.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.1.6 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.6 (2006-10-03) on mh1.centtech.com Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: etherboot + pxeboot ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 21:30:24 -0000 On 02/26/07 15:13, Alexandre "Sunny" Kovalenko wrote: > On Mon, 2007-02-26 at 14:11 -0600, Eric Anderson wrote: >> Has anyone successfully used etherboot to load pxeboot via tftp (or >> NFS), and then NFS boot a FreeBSD -CURRENT box? > > I did install -CURRENT snapshot using on-board ROM of my Intel PRO/1000, > since my laptop does not have optical drive. I realize that it is not > quite what you are looking for, but if you think any server-side > configuration bits could be useful to you, please, let me know. > Nah, I can successfully NFS boot a -CURRENT box just fine. It's only when using etherboot that it doesn't work (it gives an "Unable to load" error). Loading the pxeboot file via pxelinux ends up with a BTX halted crash that I don't understand. Eric