From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 8 14:40:10 2008 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 F102E1065672 for ; Mon, 8 Dec 2008 14:40:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (mail.computinginnovations.com [64.81.227.250]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 96C998FC1F for ; Mon, 8 Dec 2008 14:40:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p28.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id mB8Ee0j7095423; Mon, 8 Dec 2008 08:40:00 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20081208083827.027d5d90@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2008 08:39:51 -0600 To: Gerhard Schmidt , Robin Becker , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <493D2C7C.80806@ze.tum.de> References: <493D246C.80008@chamonix.reportlab.co.uk> <493D2C7C.80806@ze.tum.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 081208-0, 12/08/2008), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.94.2-exp/8731/Sun Dec 7 22:31:15 2008 on betty.computinginnovations.com X-Virus-Status: Clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-MailScanner-ID: mB8Ee0j7095423 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: Re: install freebsd from inside another operating system 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, 08 Dec 2008 14:40:11 -0000 At 08:17 AM 12/8/2008, Gerhard Schmidt wrote: >Robin Becker schrieb: > > I'm just wondering if it is possible to install FreeBSD from inside a > > bootstrap operating system such as a knoppix or ubuntu preinstall? > > > > Reason I'm asking is that my boss is asking about getting another > > commodity server using a provider that doesn't offer freebsd. We do get > > KVM over IP however, and I assume that really clever people might know > > how to handle this sort of thing if they have console access. > >Only KVM or do you have access to a Remote console (IPMI). > >You can try to boot FreeBSD from a Network but than you need access to the >Network from a running server to setup a TFTP and BOOTP Server. Much more >easy would it be just to let the Computer Center guys insert a FreeBSD CD >into the CD Drive. Thats how I install FreeBSD in remote Computer Centers. > >It Might work I you generate a Harddiskimage and use your Bootstrap OS to >get it from net and write it to the Harddisk at the server. I never done >this but theoretically it should work. > >As I said, the best way to du the install is to have a CD inserted and >after install simply change the bootsequence in BIOS. > >Regards > Estartu > > >-- Another option is install FreeBSD under VMWare ESX server. The ESX server is now free. Loading FreeBSD is straightforward using the ISO cdrom. -Derek -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.