Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2012 23:23:40 -0500 From: Mark Saad <nonesuch@longcount.org> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Fwd: Using PC-Sysinstall for automated network installs of FreeBSD Message-ID: <FFE025D1-2BB3-4419-A03A-972733B51C29@longcount.org> References: <5A809BE8-B436-4C9C-8902-FA138EF709AF@longcount.org>
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>=20 > On Nov 16, 2012, at 8:35 PM, Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> wrote: >=20 >> On Fri, 16 Nov 2012, Mark Saad wrote: >>=20 >>> 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 >>=20 >> Do you have a way to choose either i386 or amd64 installs? >=20 > For my setup no , I just manually change the symlinks .=20 >=20 >>=20 >>> 5 I changed my rc.conf to start a simple shell script and not the >>> bsdinstall bits >>=20 >> Maybe you mean "/etc/rc.local" there? >>=20 > Yes that was a typo rc.local=20 >=20 >>> export TERM=3Dvt220 >>>=20 >>> echo "o PC-SYSINSTALL " >>> exec /conf/picker.sh >>=20 >>=20 >> Trying to start this from SYSLINUX almost works. My menu config just doe= s >>=20 >> menu label FreeBSD 9 Install >> pxe {serverip}:/usr/tftpboot/images/fbsd9ins/boot/pxeboot >>=20 >> The kernel boots, it gets to >>=20 >> Trying to mount root from nfs: []... >> NFS ROOT: {serverip}:/usr/tftpboot/images/fbsd9ins >>=20 >> and then it stops and just sits. NFS mount of that directory works on an= other system. Anything obvious I should check? I know pxeboot needs to be r= ecompiled for some things, but can't recall the details. >=20 > Well I would check to see if your have a default loader build , if your l= oader was rebuilt with HAS_TFTPSUPPORT or something like that , it will not w= ork . =20 >=20 > What's in your exports file ? Also what's in your dhcpd config ?=20 >=20 > --- > Mark saad | mark.saad@longcount.org >=20
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