HOWTO: install without floppy, cdrom, or pxe.

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On Monday,  1 December 2003 at  0:18:09 -0800, Alfred Perlstein wrote:
> Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 00:18:09 -0800
> From: Alfred Perlstein <bright at mu.org>
> To: doc at freebsd.org
> Cc: hackers at freebsd.org
> Subject: HOWTO: install without floppy, cdrom, or pxe.
> 
> I have a mini-HOWTO here that possibly be automated.
> 
> Basically we're going to install FreeBSD over FreeBSD without
> a floppy, cdrom or pxe.
> 
> This depends on a loader that's compatible with your kernel
> so if really weird lockups happen, you might not be compatible.
> 
> 
> Anyhow, here we go:
> 
> 
> Download the boot.flp from the release you want to install.
> 
> Mount it like so:
> mdconfig -a -t vnode -f boot.flp
> # should output something like 'md0'
> mkdir -p /mnt
> mount /dev/md0 /mnt
> 
> Copy the yummy bits from the install image to your root:
> cp /mnt/kernel.gz /ikernel.gz
> cp /mnt/mfsroot.gz /mfsroot.gz
> 
> Now reboot and interrupt the loader when it counts down the boot.
> 
> Then type these commands into the loader:
> unload kernel
> load /ikernel
> load -t mfs_root /mfsroot
> set vfs.root.mountfrom
> boot
> 
> Now cross your fingers once you wipe the partitions out to reinstall...
> 
> 
> It would be cool if this could be automated[1], perhaps by setting
> the boot partition to the swap partition and setting it up temporarily
> as a ufs filesystem and then... oh... well...
> 
> [1] http://www.jerkcity.com/jerkcity1426.html
> 

this is really very interesting since i have dell inspiron 1100 with broadcom 
4401 nics.  this laptop needs -current in order for broadcom bfe to work.

currently this small machine run by linux TLE but i want to use freebsd.

thanks indeed.  i will try my luck.


with best regards,
psr

http://www.thai-aec.org
http://www.thai.net/makham