Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 21:38:24 +0100 (BST) From: Robert Swindells <rjs@fdy2.demon.co.uk> To: are.bryne@communique.no Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 'make installworld' on empty machine (was: Making a local FreeBSD distribution?) Message-ID: <199808252038.VAA00457@fdy2.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980825204345.4897B-100000@rune.communique.no> (message from Are Bryne on Tue, 25 Aug 1998 20:49:18 %2B0200 (CEST))
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> > > If your machines can NFS mount /usr/src and /usr/obj from the machine > > > that's tracking -stable, you can then run 'make installworld' on the > > > other machines, and not need to bother with needing to roll your own > > > release. > > > > Right, I am already doing that. The problem is with entirely new > > machines that don't have any OS whatsoever on them. >I tried asking for this feature on freebsd-conf (or -config ?) as a part >of sysinstall a while ago. I received no replies. >Isn't this feasible? It would sure be handy and a real time saver. What's wrong with booting from floppy, partition and label the disks then switch to the shell on VT4 and do the NFS mounts. This is what I do for new machines. Robert Swindells To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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