Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 08:21:17 +0100 (MET) From: Ladislav Kostal <ladislav.kostal@fem.uniag.sk> To: "Jason K. Fritcher" <jkf@wolfnet.org> Cc: Ladislav Kostal <ladislav.kostal@fem.uniag.sk>, <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: pxeboot btx halted problem Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.40.0201230818260.4449-100000@fem.uniag.sk> In-Reply-To: <20020122105108.G58234-100000@outreach.wolfnet.org>
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On Tue, 22 Jan 2002, Jason K. Fritcher wrote: > > 4. /etc/exports > > > > /pxeroot -maproot=0 192.168.1.10 > > /usr -ro 192.168.1.10 > > > > 5. enable nfs server in /etc/rc.conf > > > > nfs_reserved_port_only="YES" > > nfs_server_enable="YES" > > portmap_enable="YES" > > I've thought about doing this, but I'd much rather try to make the tftp > version work. Enabling NFS just to transfer 2 files once every 3-4 months > seems silly to me. But I use NFS for exporting whole tree to client!!! (/pxeroot) Also kernel gets loaded using NFS. > > 6. compile DISKLESS kernel and put it to /pxeroot > > (can gzip -9 for faster loading from server) > > For my initial testing, I'm using the kernel and mfsroot from the install > floppies. I used Alfred Perlstein's instructions to extract the files from > the floppy images and hints about how DHCP. > > Once I can get a kernel to transfer and booting up, I'll start building the > filesystem. Right now, I just wanna see the kernel start. :) All, I've found about diskless booting on FreeBSD using PXE was regarding to "jumpstart" install. So I make my own kernel and set up environment. It's working fine for me. Ladislav Kostal To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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