Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2001 13:32:30 +1100 From: Gary Barnden <gary@braenet.com.au> To: freebsd-small@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: First Timer Message-ID: <5.0.0.25.2.20010208131135.02643750@mail.braenet.com.au>
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Hello All
In order to use the FreeBSD 4.2 kernel with PicoBSD do i just grab the
latest picobsd/ tree from the 4.0-stable tree?
Also, maybe someone could offer some advise on accomplishing the following
or point me in the right direction.
We have 50+ FBSD servers spread around Australia running Releases from
2.2.7 through to 4.2
The problem is that 80% of these sites are un-manned and remote
In order to make upgrading simpler in the future i have a plan (not sure
how good it is, but its a plan and the only one i have)
each server hdd has two partitions
Partition 1 10MB
Partition 2 <rest of hdd>
what i'd like to do is use fdisk to change the active partition and boot
into PicoBSD, copy and run a modified FBSD install and remotely upgrade the
server
before changing the active partition i would inform PicoBSD the IP details
to boot with or use the console server located at each site.
I'm not interested in doing a "make world", i need to do a fresh install.
I'm also looking at using the PXEBOOT loader but by all reports it is a tad
buggy
Any help would be appreciated.
Oh, one last question, is anyone using Darren Reid's IPFILTER with PicoBSD?
Kind regards
Gary Barnden
_______________________________________
Braenet Pty Ltd
Corporate Internet Solutions
A "Cisco Enabled Regional ISP"
1/59-61 Burrows Road
Alexandria NSW 2015
Ph: 1300-368-081 Fax: (02) 9565-1848
Email: g.barnden@braenet.com.au
Enquiries: info@braenet.com.au
Web: http://www.braenet.com.au
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Hello All<br>
<br>
In order to use the FreeBSD 4.2 kernel with PicoBSD do i just grab the
latest picobsd/ tree from the 4.0-stable tree?<br>
<br>
Also, maybe someone could offer some advise on accomplishing the
following or point me in the right direction.<br>
<br>
We have 50+ FBSD servers spread around Australia running Releases from
2.2.7 through to 4.2<br>
The problem is that 80% of these sites are un-manned and remote<br>
<br>
In order to make upgrading simpler in the future i have a plan (not sure
how good it is, but its a plan and the only one i have)<br>
<br>
each server hdd has two partitions<br>
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1<x-tab> </x-tab>10MB<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Partition
2<x-tab> </x-tab><rest of hdd><br>
<br>
what i'd like to do is use fdisk to change the active partition and boot
into PicoBSD, copy and run a modified FBSD install and remotely upgrade
the server<br>
before changing the active partition i would inform PicoBSD the IP
details to boot with or use the console server located at each
site.<br>
<br>
I'm not interested in doing a "make world", i need to do
a fresh install. I'm also looking at using the PXEBOOT loader but by all
reports it is a tad buggy<br>
<br>
Any help would be appreciated.<br>
<br>
Oh, one last question, is anyone using Darren Reid's IPFILTER with
PicoBSD?<br>
<br>
<br>
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Kind regards<br>
<br>
Gary Barnden <br>
_______________________________________ <br>
Braenet Pty Ltd <br>
Corporate Internet Solutions <br>
A "Cisco Enabled Regional ISP" <br>
1/59-61 Burrows Road <br>
Alexandria NSW 2015 <br>
Ph: 1300-368-081 Fax: (02) 9565-1848 <br>
Email: g.barnden@braenet.com.au <br>
Enquiries: info@braenet.com.au <br>
Web:
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