Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2004 23:23:36 -0700 From: "David S. Besade" <webmaster@machowto.com> To: <freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: How To install freeBSD PPC Message-ID: <BC6EBC78.192%webmaster@machowto.com> In-Reply-To: <20040306061244.GA1003@NitroPhys.welchsmnet.net>
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on 3/5/04 11:12 PM, Sean Welch at Sean_Welch@alum.wofford.org wrote: > You must place the freebsd loader executable itself > under the tftp root level. >=20 > Specifically, place the file "loader" which is normally > found under /boot on a FreeBSD machine under your > directory /tftproot so that it will get served out to > your client Mac. Of course be sure this is the loader > produced specifically for the powerpc version of > FreeBSD. Everything else should be under the directory > you specify as your system root to be served out via > NFS. Specifically in your case this would be your > /ppc-root-latest directory. >=20 > A word of caution -- you are attempting to follow > directions for setting up a server which are intended > for configuring a FreeBSD server. You have done this > under OS X instead. I do not know if the FreeBSD > loader is capable of reading an NFS export hfs+ > formated volume. Also, my understanding is that the > Apple version of UFS is incompatible with the FreeBSD > (much more standardized) version. In other words, it > may not be possible to netboot FreeBSD from a Mac at > this time. >=20 > Anyone with more knowledge please chime in -- > regardless I'd be interested in the outcome if you > would like to give it a try anyway, David. >=20 > Sean >=20 Sean: Open Firmware can't understand UFS, that=B9s why the loader needs to be on an HFS+ partition, it was my understanding you could do this from a Mac? I am really confused and out of CD-R's so I need some help ;) ~Dave
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