From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 2 19:56:42 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 88F9D16A4CE for ; Sun, 2 Jan 2005 19:56:42 +0000 (GMT) Received: from fw.farid-hajji.net (fw.farid-hajji.net [213.146.115.42]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 29AE843D49 for ; Sun, 2 Jan 2005 19:56:42 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from cpghost@cordula.ws) Received: from bsdbox.farid-hajji.net (bsdbox [192.168.254.3]) by fw.farid-hajji.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id CED4D4AC75; Sun, 2 Jan 2005 20:57:01 +0100 (CET) Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2005 20:57:10 +0100 From: cpghost@cordula.ws To: Sunil Sunder Raj Message-ID: <20050102195710.GH2583@bsdbox.farid-hajji.net> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Freebsd remote install howto X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2005 19:56:42 -0000 On Mon, Jan 03, 2005 at 01:05:26AM +0530, Sunil Sunder Raj wrote: > Hi, > Had to install freebsd on a machine without a floppy disk nor a cd drive. > This machine is on the lan. Is there any way I can install freebsd from > another freebsd machine in the lan. You could try a pxeboot(8)-based method, if your machine supports PXE: http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/09/09/diskless_server.html I've done something similar to install FreeBSD 5.2.1 on a Soekris net4801 board that comes without keyboard, floppy drives, CD drives, nor VGA; just a serial console and ethernet ports. It was amazingly simple and effective. Good luck! > Regards > SSR Cheers, -cpghost. -- Cordula's Web. http://www.cordula.ws/