Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 10:25:21 -0500 (CDT) From: Eduardo Viruena Silva <mrspock@esfm.ipn.mx> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: diskless installation Message-ID: <20020408022656.T73981-100000@Gina.esfm.ipn.mx>
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I have successfully installed a FreeBSD 4.5-RELEASE diskless system.
Even though this is not a questios, it could be a good idea
to have this message in the questions list.
Hope it helps.
-Eduardo
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1. I made a new directory where the diskless root file system
is going to be installed.
mkdir -p /usr/diskless/rootfs
2. With /stand/sysinstall, I made:
in Options:
InstallRoot -> /usr/diskless/rootfs
in Configure/Distribution:
Distributions -> bin
crypto
src/sys
and let the installation start.
3. Diskless Kernel configuration:
chroot /usr/diskless/rootfs
cd /sys/i386/conf
config diskless
cd ../../compile/diskless
make depend
make
make install
exit
diskless configuration include:
options MFS
options BOOTP
options BOOTP_COMPAT
options BOOTP_NFSROOT
and it is the same that the one I am working with.
4. Diskless /etc configuration
chroot /usr/diskless/rootfs
cd /
passwd root
[change root's password]
newaliases
in /etc/hosts, I added a line with the sever IP address:
echo 192.168.123.176 server >> /etc/hosts
in /etc/fstab, add two lines to mount / and /usr file systems
# Device Mountpoint FStype Options Dump Pass#
server:/usr/diskless/rootfs / nfs rw 1 1
server:/usr/diskless/rootfs/usr /usr nfs rw 2 2
finally, copy your /etc file to /conf/default/
mkdir -p /conf/default
cp -r etc /conf/default
exit
5. Server isc-dhcpd configuration
I installed isc-dhcp3-3.0.1.r4 from the ports.
cd /usr/local/etc
This is my /usr/local/etc/dhcpd.conf file:
ddns-update-style none;
default-lease-time 600;
max-lease-time 7200;
subnet 192.168.123.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
option domain-name-servers 148.204.102.3;
option domain-name "esfm.ipn.mx";
option routers 192.168.123.254;
option broadcast-address 192.168.123.255;
default-lease-time 600;
max-lease-time 7200;
host Paula {
fixed-address 192.168.123.176;
hardware ethernet 00:01:03:BE:A4:C5;
option root-path "192.168.123.112:/usr/diskless/rootfs";
filename "pxeboot";
}
}
6. Server TFTP service configuration
I removed the comment char ('#') in the line:
tftp dgram udp wait nobody /usr/libexec/tftpd tftpd /tftpboot
in /etc/inetd.conf and restarted inetd:
killall -HUP inetd
I created the /tftpboot directory. I did not like it to be in
my root directory, I made in /usr and made a link:
cd /
mkdir -p usr/tftpboot
ln -s /usr/tftpboot
I copied pxeboot inside...
cp /boot/pxeboot /tftpboot
7. Server NFS configuration:
In /etc/exports file, add the line:
/usr -maproot=0:0 -alldirs 192.168.123.176
and, then:
killall -HUP mountd
While testing, I forgot include -maproot=0:0.
According to exports(5), /usr is exported
but the client did not have root permission
[see man exports(5)] on this directory,
and my diskless system did not boot.
8. Diskless boot.
a) I started my diskless system from my 3com905 network interface card
[NIC]. I have to press "F12" at boot time. Some BIOS allow to
specify booting from NIC.
b) I also had an old 3c509 ISA network card in an old 486 computer.
In order to make it work as a diskless system, I compiled
/usr/ports/net/etherboot and made a boot floppy disk.
[install ports]
cd /usr/ports/net/etherboot
make
cd work/etherboot-5.0.5/src/
[insert a blank floppy disk]
gmake bin32/3c509.fd0
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