Hi... Some days ago, i have posted a message, for help in the configuration of a diskless machines. About how could i to configure ip, mask, net, root filesystem, and file handle, without dynamic protocols (bootp/pxe)... i did not receive any message... Now i did some adaptations in the bootp_subr.c code, and fix the problem. Now, if the user edit the kernel with the options: NFS NFS_ROOT BOOTP BOOTP_NFSROOT and with bootp_subr.c code changed, he will can set the follow variables in loader.conf: boot.netif.hostname="" boot.netif.hwaddr="" boot.netif.ip="" boot.netif.netmask="" boot.nfsroot.server="" boot.nfsroot.path="" vfs.root.mountfrom="" so, the machine will be able to mount your root filesystem from a nfs server. This solution can be used in a environment that the machines have hard drives.. /tmp/ /var/spool/ and swap in the Hard drive... and do not need dhcp or pxe servers. :) The diskless kernel is loaded from the hard drive, by the loader. Maybe, most people use the dynamic solution... but: first: if you use the loader pxe or etherboot, you need a floppy disk to its image... no no no if you put the loader image in the hard drive, you will not be able to use the entire HD. :( The loader role is necessary, so, i guess that the hard drive is the better place. Well, i guess that the FreeBSD project, can put my adaptation in the distribution (that honor!), with another "option". For that people that think like me... :) The work is done already... now the hakers can fix my mistakes, and is more one feature to the great FreeBSD operating system!
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