From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 13 20:28:24 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8D5091065672 for ; Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:28:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rnodal@gmail.com) Received: from mail-px0-f182.google.com (mail-px0-f182.google.com [209.85.216.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 69A118FC08 for ; Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:28:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: by pxi12 with SMTP id 12so2680529pxi.3 for ; Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:28:24 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:from:date:message-id :subject:to:content-type; bh=KBD/1IPkPpHCCFYxpd09yyf5Dxno2ROfOM8r1T0soEY=; b=CVizd9mwkhM1iBcFmJa2eL2A0dJZ7OpNt+pD11wyR0Bz1BSUbEJjTQ/hM2ZFN3gWog 1/rn6REh17h7mCAjgJsvKeh4Fbh1lPPBFB7RrdEWkMDZSEOpgiqFjPEYWiyhWXSb7IWy Sf0EmPGmWFZrYSnSQjo11pAyJ/1zvDoWRDevE= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to:content-type; b=Ou75/IeSy38LYnUOR3BULNJlvyk7g2xQynKzNhbOdAybamAgscRuaKebKIiLqPvk7+ NDVZHEszMG6ZLgS9tBenBvNjzDGijxU2Cw2LWqGXnRwIz++h7FlllrpSn+TwSKGfkR1/ /h2aUUvnG+CpJrY/q0oKzaapa1qmdRVKLNf8w= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.115.98.40 with SMTP id a40mr8339498wam.97.1258144104047; Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:28:24 -0800 (PST) From: Roger Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:28:04 -0500 Message-ID: <9d972bed0911131228k36f9515ak361d82d766c24749@mail.gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Subject: Remote re-installation of current FreeBSD system. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:28:24 -0000 Hello all, I'm in control of a dedicated server and I would like to re-install FreeBSD. I found the following guide: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/articles/remote-install/ which seems to cover pretty much all should need but it assumes that I have some other OS (linux) installed, since I have FreeBSD 7.2-p4 I wonder if maybe there is an easier way. The reason for wanting to re-install is because I only have on big slice that covers the entire harddrive and I don't want that. Primarily I would like to have /usr/local in a separate slice. Any input, advice, tips etc would be very welcomed. (trying to be prepared before attempting anything) Thank you, -r