From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 15 15:19:24 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org 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 D996016A424 for ; Fri, 15 Jul 2005 15:19:23 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from corecode@fs.ei.tum.de) Received: from stella.fs.ei.tum.de (stella.fs.ei.tum.de [129.187.54.7]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0B0DF43D49 for ; Fri, 15 Jul 2005 15:19:19 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from corecode@fs.ei.tum.de) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.fs.ei.tum.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id B96CD8D764; Fri, 15 Jul 2005 17:19:17 +0200 (CEST) Received: from stella.fs.ei.tum.de ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (stella [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 08656-03-2; Fri, 15 Jul 2005 17:19:16 +0200 (CEST) Received: from [IPv6:2001:4ca0:0:fe00:0:5efe:a96:b4b4] (unknown [IPv6:2001:4ca0:0:fe00:0:5efe:a96:b4b4]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by stella.fs.ei.tum.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 11AD48D757; Fri, 15 Jul 2005 17:19:16 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <42D7D3ED.7030504@fs.ei.tum.de> Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 17:19:09 +0200 From: Simon 'corecode' Schubert User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2 (X11/20050715) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Ryan Nowakowski References: <20050715150500.GA19897@pineapple.britestream.com> In-Reply-To: <20050715150500.GA19897@pineapple.britestream.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at fs.ei.tum.de Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Bootstrapping install from GRUB X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 15:19:25 -0000 Ryan Nowakowski wrote: > I'd like to bootstrap a FreeBSD 5.4 install from GRUB or another > harddrive-based bootloader without using PXEboot. > > Problem: GRUB will boot the FreeBSD loader, however I can't get > the loader to read a kernel from any of my existing partitions(ext2, > reiserfs, fat16). I know it can load a kernel from UFS but I have to > have FreeBSD installed to create a UFS partition(catch-22). Is there a > way to get a non-pxeboot loader to grab the kernel from a non-UFS > filesystem or perhaps the network(NFS or TFTP)? > > Suggestions? First time load the kernel via grub, not the loader. The kernel will complain, yet still work. After you're done installing, you can switch grub to use the loader. cheers simon -- Serve - BSD +++ RENT this banner advert +++ ASCII Ribbon /"\ Work - Mac +++ space for low $$$ NOW!1 +++ Campaign \ / Party Enjoy Relax | http://dragonflybsd.org Against HTML \ Dude 2c 2 the max ! http://golden-apple.biz Mail + News / \