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Date: Fri, 19 May 2000 16:50:55 -0400
From: Mathew Kanner <mat@cs.mcgill.ca>
To: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
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Subject: Re: PXE Booting?
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On May 19, John Baldwin wrote:
> 
> On 19-May-00 Mathew Kanner wrote:
> > On May 18, John Baldwin wrote:
> >> 
> >> On 18-May-00 Mathew Kanner wrote:
> >> > [... snip ...]
> >> >       Is there an easier way?  Has anyone done this before?
> >> 
> >> It is done and committed to both RELENG_4 and -current.  If you
> >> install a machine with a recent 4.x snap from releng4.FreeBSD.org
> >> you can read the pxeboot(8) manpage for more info on setting it up.
> >> This will also be in release 4.1 scheduled to be released in a couple
> >> of months.
> > 
> > 
> >       Thanks, I got it and compiled it (from releng_4) and I can't
> > seem to get it to work.  The manual mentions that I can select (at
> > compile time) NFS vs TFTP, but I couldn't find where I can define
> > this.  Should I try to get a newer PXE image for the card?
> 
> The choice is made at compile time via some Make variables in
> sys/boot/i386/loader, IIRC.  The real person you need to talk to is
> Paul Saab <ps@FreeBSD.org>.  He should be able to help you with the
> problem you are having.
> 

	Well, switching it to tftp gets the kernel to boot at least!!!
Many thanks for your help.

	--Mat


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