Date: Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:40:49 -0400 From: "Mikhail T." <mi+thun@aldan.algebra.com> To: Randi Harper <randi@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: net-booting the install disks (Re: 8.x grudges) Message-ID: <4C34CA31.7010804@aldan.algebra.com> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTil1jtcgOV5c5rLQabS2kJ2DA09haRY3VB0bgA8x@mail.gmail.com> References: <4C34C5DE.7040007@aldan.algebra.com> <AANLkTil1jtcgOV5c5rLQabS2kJ2DA09haRY3VB0bgA8x@mail.gmail.com>
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07.07.2010 14:30, Randi Harper ΞΑΠΙΣΑΧ(ΜΑ):
>> 8.
>> > I tried to do an install on one of the systems via netbooting
>> > (pxeload) the disk1-image. It booted, but the sysinstall had to be
>> > started manually and, once started, did not act the same as when
>> > booted off of CD-ROM. Seems like a simple bit to correct so that
>> > setting "init" to/usr/sbin/sysinstall/manually on every boot/ is
>> > not necessary...
>>
> This shouldn't be the case. IIRC, nothing has changed that would cause
> this. More info on your environment please?
>
Well, I never tried /this/ part before, so I'm not claiming, there is
/re/gression here. Just lack of /pro/gress :-)
I have the following special entry in the dhcpd.conf:
subnet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
range dynamic-bootp 192.168.1.150 192.168.1.186;
next-server 192.168.1.140;
option broadcast-address 192.168.1.255;
option routers 192.168.1.1;
option root-path "192.168.1.140:/cdrom";
filename "pxeboot";
}
The filesystem accessible as /cdrom was an md-accessed
FreeBSD-8.1-RC1-i386-disc1.iso (or bootonly). Can't easily recreate
this, because the netbooting machine has now gone back to its owner.
The problem did not surprise me, because I followed (loosely) the
instructions
<http://www.freebsdwiki.net/index.php/Installing_FreeBSD_with_netboot>,
where it was mentioned -- along with a work-around. If some simple logic
can be put into the boot-image to allow it to do the right thing without
manual fiddling, it would be great. Thanks!
-mi
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