From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 24 11:20:09 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B9094106566C for ; Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:20:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@m.gmane.org) Received: from lo.gmane.org (lo.gmane.org [80.91.229.12]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 41DD68FC1A for ; Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:20:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RIIZa-0004oa-4R for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:20:06 +0200 Received: from c75-111-238-176.sangcmtk01.tx.dh.suddenlink.net ([75.111.238.176]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:20:06 +0200 Received: from jkotrla by c75-111-238-176.sangcmtk01.tx.dh.suddenlink.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:20:06 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: John Kotrla Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 06:15:17 -0500 Lines: 72 Message-ID: <4EA548C5.4060309@angelo.edu> References: <4EA50F62.3040903@infracaninophile.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: c75-111-238-176.sangcmtk01.tx.dh.suddenlink.net User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64; rv:7.0.1) Gecko/20111021 Thunderbird/7.0.1 In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: Install FreeBSD using Windows desktop and PXE X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:20:09 -0000 On 10/24/11 04:29, Eir Nym wrote: > -- Eir Nym > > > > On 24 October 2011 13:23, Eir Nym wrote: >> >> >> ✪ >> >> On 24 Oct 2011, at 11:10, Matthew Seaman wrote: >> >>> On 24/10/2011 02:18, Eir Nym wrote: >>>> I want to install FreeBSD to my second box and I have only Windows 7 >>>> x64 desktop without CD drives. >>>> 1. I have access to remote FreeBSD server (via SSH) where I can make >>>> custom FreeBSD installation in any format. >>>> 2. I know how to create TFTP/DHCPD/PXE server to boot loader and kernel. >>>> >>>> So questions are: >>>> 1) Do I able to boot some minimal FreeBSD environment without NFS aka >>>> embedded BSD to install fully functional environment? What things >>>> should I do to boot up it? >>>> How can I use Crunch/MFS_ROOT ?? >>> >>> You should be able to PXE boot FreeBSD and then mount a copy of one of >>> the install DVDs by NFS from where you can run the system installer. >>> That is, you mount the root filesystem via NFS while you're running the >>> installer. >>> >> >> There's simple tftp server for Windows with dhcpd features. But NFS server becomes available only in Windows 2008 platform. >> >>> In principle this should be enough for you to install FreeBSD locally on >>> your second machine. This is quite unusual stuff, and probably not as >>> well tested as more orthodox installation mechanisms. >>> >>> It might be simpler if you can install from a USB memory stick image. >> >> I'm looking for USB image > > I'm looking for USB image writer which works in Windows 7 to write raw > image to USB drive https://launchpad.net/win32-image-writer > >>> >>>> 2) How can I write it to Flash drive in Windows 7? >>>> dd/flashnul/rawrite/rawcopy/etc are not working under this OS: it >>>> blocks access to drives even administrative rights. >>> >>> If you can boot the install media, then you aren't running Windows 7 any >>> more, and the restrictions imposed by that OS simply don't apply. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Matthew >>> >>> -- >>> Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard >>> Flat 3 >>> PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate >>> JID: matthew@infracaninophile.co.uk Kent, CT11 9PW >>> >> > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >