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From: Ladislav Kostal <ladislav.kostal@fem.uniag.sk>
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Subject: Re: pxeboot btx halted problem
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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


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