Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:35:17 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Mark Saad <nonesuch@longcount.org> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Using PC-Sysinstall for automated network installs of FreeBSD Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1211161816180.1607@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <CAMXt9NZbHKDBsKhhMwq%2BLY2pLXET6Fmcargx9pWF_n8z=z-_5w@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAMXt9NZbHKDBsKhhMwq%2BLY2pLXET6Fmcargx9pWF_n8z=z-_5w@mail.gmail.com>
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On Fri, 16 Nov 2012, Mark Saad wrote:
> Useful paths on /export, /export/install/freebsd/9.1/{i386,amd64}
> this is the contents of the install media rsync'd to a local filesystem
Do you have a way to choose either i386 or amd64 installs?
> 5 I changed my rc.conf to start a simple shell script and not the
> bsdinstall bits
Maybe you mean "/etc/rc.local" there?
> export TERM=vt220
>
> echo "o PC-SYSINSTALL "
> exec /conf/picker.sh
Trying to start this from SYSLINUX almost works. My menu config just
does
menu label FreeBSD 9 Install
pxe {serverip}:/usr/tftpboot/images/fbsd9ins/boot/pxeboot
The kernel boots, it gets to
Trying to mount root from nfs: []...
NFS ROOT: {serverip}:/usr/tftpboot/images/fbsd9ins
and then it stops and just sits. NFS mount of that directory works on
another system. Anything obvious I should check? I know pxeboot needs
to be recompiled for some things, but can't recall the details.
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