08.07.2010 12:40, Jeremy Chadwick написав(ла):
set vfs.root.mountfrom="ufs:/dev/md0"
> >boot
> Yes, that works... It just should not be necessary.
Okay, so let me get this straight. First the complaint was that you had
to modify loader.conf, which involved extracting the CD image, editing
the file, yadda yadda. Now that you've been shown you don't have to
edit loader.conf, the complaint is "it shouldn't be necessary".:-)
No, I initially complained, that I had to fiddle with loader's options
at boot-time (item 8 -- instead of setting mountfrom, I set init to
sysinstall -- don't recall the exact syntax).
You then claimed, that you /can't reproduce/ my problem -- and referred
me to your instructions
<http://jdc.parodius.com/freebsd/pxeboot_serial_install_8.html> (nice
ones, BTW, even for those, who don't need serial-port install), where
you explain, how to perform the install via netboot. I pointed out, that
your recipe is not a valid counter-example, because -- instead of
fiddling with loader's options at boot-time, you fiddle with the
loader.conf (and have to extract the entire CD/DVD-image to do that
one-line change).
One way or the other, some -- very minor -- manual changes are
required... It is, of course, an accepted fact, that installing (or
upgrading) an OS would require fiddling, but this particular little
aspect can be eliminated, I think...
The bottom line: the PXE booting framework in FreeBSD could be improved.
Even Randi would agree with this point, I think.
I perfectly understand -- and am not complaining -- about substantial
work not done in any particular area. It is the little things, that
could've been done with negligible /marginal/ cost, that are my target.
RedHat's "kickstart
<http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-7.3-Manual/custom-guide/ch-kickstart2.html>"
can do an entire install based on pre-configured rules. Implementing
something like that for FreeBSD would, probably, take quite a bit of
effort. But being able to just boot straight into install from a CD (or
CD-image) across the LAN doesn't seem very complicated, considering, how
close we already are...
Yes, it is important to me. No, I can not do it myself. I do, what I can
in my area of expertise. If this area is not being improved for lack of
time/resources, then fine... But I don't think, that's the case, for it
seems to me, that the developers, who can do this little improvement,
simply don't see a need for it.
Yours,
-mi
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