Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 19:11:08 -0300 (EST) From: <scuba@centroin.com.br> To: Franco Bruno Borghesi <fborghesi@gmail.com> Cc: Ewald Jenisch <a@jenisch.at>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing on multiple machines Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.4.33.0505241910170.6387-100000@hypselo.centroin.com.br> In-Reply-To: <e13c14ec05052411384625bdd@mail.gmail.com>
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Hi Franco, Is LiveCD compatible with FreeBSD 5.x? - Marcelo Souza On Tue, 24 May 2005, Franco Bruno Borghesi wrote: |You could use freebsd livecd (http://livecd.sourceforge.net/) for multiple |installations. I don't know what kickstart is, but livecd lets you build an |installation cd from an existing installation, and replicate it on other |machines. | |24 May 2005 14:25:16 -0400, Lowell Gilbert < |freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org>: |> |> Ewald Jenisch <a@jenisch.at> writes: |> |> > I'd like to install 5.4 on several machines. The hardware is similar, |> > but not exactly equal (different size HDs, different amount of |> > memory). |> > |> > Is there any way to install 5.4 on different machines with the same |> > options, i.e. same set of packages, same settings (e.g. keyboard) |> > etc. without manually going through the installation on every machine? |> > |> > What I'm thinking of is something similar to the "kickstart" feature |> > in Linux. |> > |> > Is there anything similar under FreeBSD available? |> |> I'm not much of an expert on FreeBSD installs, and I know even less |> about Linux installs, but seeing that no one else has spoken up, I can |> at least point you in a few relevant directions. |> |> First of all, the standard install is scriptable to some extent. The |> manual for sysinstall(8) documents this capability. There are some |> messages in the archives of this list discussing people doing that. |> |> Another option is Freesbie, which has recently gained the ability to |> install to hard disk. |> _______________________________________________ |> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list |> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions |> To unsubscribe, send any mail to " |> freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" |> |_______________________________________________ |freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list |http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions |To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" | - Marcelo
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