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Subject: RE: PXEBOOT/TFTPBOOT + big MD_ROOT problem
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> Objet=A0: Re: PXEBOOT/TFTPBOOT + big MD_ROOT problem
>=20
> On Tue, Apr 19, 2005 at 09:31:10PM +0200, Emmanuel Chriqui wrote:
> > This is roughly how it works under our linux servers, webservers, =
etc...
> I
> > was hoping to avoid that approach (less work.. less maintenance..).
> >
> > Am I the only one on earth to need a big MFSROOT ???
> > :)
>=20
> Hmm, I guess so. :-P
>=20
> Anyway, you might try
>=20
> http://pigseye.kennesaw.edu/~dyeske/freebsd/article.html

Thx !

> ...
>=20
> Another idea is to use NFS just to use the loader to 'load -t =
mfs_root'
> the mfsroot image. After that, you wouldn't depend on NFS anymore.
>=20
> Marc
Very good idea. If my problem is related to TFTP + mfs_root than than =
this
might work.=20

Emmanuel.