From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 13 21:01:11 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 1A24B1065676 for ; Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:01:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from amvandemore@gmail.com) Received: from mail-pw0-f44.google.com (mail-pw0-f44.google.com [209.85.160.44]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E221D8FC15 for ; Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:01:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: by pwj15 with SMTP id 15so2422447pwj.3 for ; Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:01:10 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=62pUTOdjvQgjv8m0EtbHgk7ABngpkIbavF7VXtuEvRw=; b=gpzL12R4d8TGwQSYcBYIralKEqiwp9ETeJnJGkRVS1mLPmgyqGXNv2iuoI6MZrGtHJ jpgSEwaBS+8jgK7M2yfibcTpCoPqMA0k8eCQNi/aJLZ28fuyda7oB9EybdSUHGv7YSRH LFo/pdCxdPcVAFzT+4nFvSUGqPsyhlUqJuLJ8= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=qWrOAc/dixLUBLFoWr8f4SjEL27UXzU0a+ff+18BtavuHvklQ9wncptpo1tkOP5O9Z qSZwd0OUlwxDYPIcOUAQSwIiFgEfClSz4dO09PXfjMkzCZvDFXUJfytZkVtAr6dfnkuP /aRLdA/PpiZMAcHqSS/hfqa7nHu8gQAElJ+WI= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.142.247.42 with SMTP id u42mr528934wfh.160.1258146070623; Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:01:10 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20091113213822.64205u9aiv1nwpcs@horde.gormotte.info> References: <9d972bed0911131228k36f9515ak361d82d766c24749@mail.gmail.com> <20091113213822.64205u9aiv1nwpcs@horde.gormotte.info> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:01:10 -0600 Message-ID: <6201873e0911131301w3870244cr255435916364aab8@mail.gmail.com> From: Adam Vande More To: Julien Gormotte Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 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 21:01:11 -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) >> >> > AFAIK, it's not possible to install a BSD system from a linux system. I > searched some time, and it does not seem to be possible. > Finally, I used mfsBSD to install. I booted on a rescue disk (Linux), then, > I did : > dd if=mfsBSD.img | ssh remotehost dd of=/dev/sda > > Then, a reboot, and I accessed the system via ssh. > Actually is qasi possible http://www.daemonology.net/blog/2008-01-29-depenguinator-2.0.html But the OP question isn't resolved by that. -- Adam Vande More