Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2000 09:51:38 -0800 From: "Chris" <cje@idmail.com> To: <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Installing FreeBSD off of an existing filesystem. Message-ID: <000a01bf814b$4c453ec0$820b0a0a@direct.ca>
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Hello,
I've seen an option under sysinstall to install FreeBSD off of an existing filesystem.
What I would like to do, is install it onto a primary master, from a FreeBSD filesystem on a primary slave that contains the distribution files.
Now the question is - how will this work, as the drive must be mounted somehow before this would be possible. I have used sysinstall many times, and have never seen an option to do such a thing during the original installation. However, I fail to see the point of having such an option without being able to mount a drive to access the dist files, so I figure it is possible.
Can someone please point me to where I can get information on this, or gives me some steps on doing so?
Thank you all,
-Chris England
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I've seen an option under
sysinstall to install FreeBSD off of an existing filesystem. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> What I would like to do, is install it
onto a primary master, from a FreeBSD filesystem on a primary slave that
contains the distribution files.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Now the question is - how will
this work, as the drive must be mounted somehow before this would be
possible. I have used sysinstall many times, and have never seen an option
to do such a thing during the original installation. However, I fail
to see the point of having such an option without being able to mount a drive to
access the dist files, so I figure it is possible.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Can someone please point me to
where I can get information on this, or gives me some steps on doing
so?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank you all,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>
-Chris England</FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>
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