From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 26 23:29:23 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8B38716A4BF for ; Tue, 26 Aug 2003 23:29:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: from cache2.telkomsel.co.id (cache2.telkomsel.co.id [202.155.14.253]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 294A043FAF for ; Tue, 26 Aug 2003 23:29:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from deni_kurniawan@telkomsel.co.id) Received: from trendmicro.telkomsel.co.id. (3.65.1.10.in-addr.arpa [10.1.65.3])h7R6TATd095948 for ; Wed, 27 Aug 2003 13:29:10 +0700 (JAVT) (envelope-from deni_kurniawan@telkomsel.co.id) Received: from telkomsel.co.id (localhost [127.0.0.1])h7R6T8006774 for ; Wed, 27 Aug 2003 13:29:08 +0700 (BBWI) Received: from ZIDANE Deni_Kurniawan@telkomsel.co.id [10.1.83.220] on Novell NetWare; Wed, 27 Aug 2003 13:29:04 -119303947 Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 13:29:06 +0700 To: Charles Howse Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15; format=flowed References: <001c01c36a7f$7856a140$04fea8c0@moe> <20030825185254.GF558@silverwraith.com> Message-ID: From: denisz MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20030825185254.GF558@silverwraith.com> User-Agent: Opera7.11/Win32 M2 build 2887 cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [despammed] Re: Looking for detailed documentation: Install to existing filesystem X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 06:29:23 -0000 here's something you might get interested (see live-install section) http://www.the-labs.com/FreeBSD/ -denisz- On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 11:52:54 -0700, Avleen Vig wrote: > On Sun, Aug 24, 2003 at 03:36:41PM -0500, Charles Howse wrote: >> Hi, >> I've posted this request to 'questions' with no response, so now I'll >> ask 'hackers'. >> >> I'm a hobbyist, and for my personal education, I would like to learn how >> to install FBSD from an existing filesystem, rather than from FTP or CD. >> >> My intention is to copy the files to a directory on the second HDD of my >> present FBSD system, and point sysinstall to that partition/directory >> during the install. > > This may not answer the questions you posed, but it may be a good start > for you. > > You have two options i can think of, if you want to mimic a traditional > /stand/sysinstall installation process. > 1) install an FTP server, and choose an FTP install. > 2) export the hard drive over NFS, and use that. > > Or, a better way which I would recommend: > download the source code, and put if on the second drive. We'll assume > /usr/src and /usr/obj are mounted on the *second* hard drive. > > Run something like this: > cd /usr/src > make buildworld * > * the '' is a flag I don't recall off the top of my head, but > * it lets you change which drive / other mounted location, the new > * build is installed to. Maybe someone else can help here? > make buildkernel > > then when you want to install to a third hard drive, mount it as the > location give in '' to make on the previous step, then run: > make make installkernel > make installworld > mergemaster > > that should isntall the compiled sources to the new drive pretty > quickly. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers- > unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > ---------------------------------------------- > Filtered by despammed.com. Tracer: NAA286291061837613 > Remember: you can forward any spam that slips through the filters > to the abuse desk here at Despammed. > > > -- Using Opera's M2 e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/