Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:17:32 +0100 From: Gerhard Schmidt <estartu@ze.tum.de> To: Robin Becker <robin@reportlab.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: install freebsd from inside another operating system Message-ID: <493D2C7C.80806@ze.tum.de> In-Reply-To: <493D246C.80008@chamonix.reportlab.co.uk>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Robin Becker schrieb: > I'm just wondering if it is possible to install FreeBSD from inside a > bootstrap operating system such as a knoppix or ubuntu preinstall? > > Reason I'm asking is that my boss is asking about getting another > commodity server using a provider that doesn't offer freebsd. We do get > KVM over IP however, and I assume that really clever people might know > how to handle this sort of thing if they have console access. Only KVM or do you have access to a Remote console (IPMI). You can try to boot FreeBSD from a Network but than you need access to the Network from a running server to setup a TFTP and BOOTP Server. Much more easy would it be just to let the Computer Center guys insert a FreeBSD CD into the CD Drive. Thats how I install FreeBSD in remote Computer Centers. It Might work I you generate a Harddiskimage and use your Bootstrap OS to get it from net and write it to the Harddisk at the server. I never done this but theoretically it should work. As I said, the best way to du the install is to have a CD inserted and after install simply change the bootsequence in BIOS. Regards Estartu -- ------------------------------------------------- Gerhard Schmidt | E-Mail: schmidt@ze.tum.de TU-München | WWW & Online Services | Tel: 089/289-25270 | Fax: 089/289-25257 | PGP-Publickey auf Anfrage [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iQEVAwUBST0sf9l1K6RAAKkVAQrvZgf/UIhuv6HtGGuHoNDOuA9UVYr12UKg1GfC KidrgNgedQa+X5oTX5UTwz2c5dA6gDC55dDKcKdFky3EVGsZ7XwwYs+ebW6Aetzl QnH25pax0ghTLoT3O98ViIC8gjwerfgSSmR8cXu5Pqs9vV+UwaWHBDTCUaABG/I2 95QCyEvpt6QYjkDs6s20lGyDNFu0KChz19G9Ae9Vg3tnp1JXmGEaK0A6Iq+9FMq7 KPQ04K54ydaMQ4bJF6oGvPSmm6CUOLGJ67BCXIHbcsInSu4vWTaeUK9en8hgNXAY ZBYxZYPZKsyVTZRc7UYgUL4psKaJDJgTiDPNJ51v1KNV+PFbUpH0dQ== =lMhm -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----home | help
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