Re: Using PC-Sysinstall for automated network installs of FreeBSD

2012-11-22 Thread Warren Block
On Fri, 16 Nov 2012, Mark Saad wrote: The install config I created /conf/ada-install.cfg and /conf/da-install.cfg the only difference here is the name of the disk as that is not auto discovered. Here is ada-install.cfg # User Generated pc-sysinstall configuration inst

Re: Using PC-Sysinstall for automated network installs of FreeBSD

2012-11-20 Thread Warren Block
On Mon, 19 Nov 2012, Mark Saad wrote: On Nov 17, 2012, at 12:19 AM, Warren Block wrote: On Fri, 16 Nov 2012, Mark Saad wrote: On Nov 16, 2012, at 8:44 PM, Warren Block wrote: On Fri, 16 Nov 2012, Warren Block wrote: Trying to start this from SYSLINUX almost works. My menu config just

Re: Using PC-Sysinstall for automated network installs of FreeBSD

2012-11-19 Thread Sam Fourman Jr.
On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 7:35 PM, Warren Block wrote: > On Fri, 16 Nov 2012, Mark Saad wrote: > > Useful paths on /export, /export/install/freebsd/9.1/{**i386,amd64} >> this is the contents of the install media rsync'd to a local filesystem >> > > Do you have a way to choose either i386 or amd64

Re: Using PC-Sysinstall for automated network installs of FreeBSD

2012-11-19 Thread Warren Block
On Mon, 19 Nov 2012, Mark Saad wrote: On Nov 17, 2012, at 12:19 AM, Warren Block wrote: On Fri, 16 Nov 2012, Mark Saad wrote: On Nov 16, 2012, at 8:44 PM, Warren Block wrote: On Fri, 16 Nov 2012, Warren Block wrote: Trying to start this from SYSLINUX almost works. My menu config just

Re: Using PC-Sysinstall for automated network installs of FreeBSD

2012-11-19 Thread Mark Saad
On Nov 17, 2012, at 12:19 AM, Warren Block wrote: > On Fri, 16 Nov 2012, Mark Saad wrote: > >> On Nov 16, 2012, at 8:44 PM, Warren Block wrote: >> >>> On Fri, 16 Nov 2012, Warren Block wrote: >>> Trying to start this from SYSLINUX almost works. My menu config just does >>> >>> Actuall

Re: Using PC-Sysinstall for automated network installs of FreeBSD

2012-11-16 Thread Warren Block
On Fri, 16 Nov 2012, Mark Saad wrote: On Nov 16, 2012, at 8:44 PM, Warren Block wrote: On Fri, 16 Nov 2012, Warren Block wrote: Trying to start this from SYSLINUX almost works. My menu config just does Actually, it does work on a real machine. It stalls on a VirtualBox VM during or aft

Fwd: Using PC-Sysinstall for automated network installs of FreeBSD

2012-11-16 Thread Mark Saad
> > On Nov 16, 2012, at 8:35 PM, Warren Block wrote: > >> On Fri, 16 Nov 2012, Mark Saad wrote: >> >>> Useful paths on /export, /export/install/freebsd/9.1/{i386,amd64} >>> this is the contents of the install media rsync'd to a local filesystem >> >> Do you have a way to choose either i386 or

Re: Using PC-Sysinstall for automated network installs of FreeBSD

2012-11-16 Thread Mark Saad
On Nov 16, 2012, at 8:44 PM, Warren Block wrote: > On Fri, 16 Nov 2012, Warren Block wrote: > >> Trying to start this from SYSLINUX almost works. My menu config just does > > Actually, it does work on a real machine. It stalls on a VirtualBox VM > during or after the NFS root mount. Stran

Re: Using PC-Sysinstall for automated network installs of FreeBSD

2012-11-16 Thread Warren Block
On Fri, 16 Nov 2012, Warren Block wrote: Trying to start this from SYSLINUX almost works. My menu config just does Actually, it does work on a real machine. It stalls on a VirtualBox VM during or after the NFS root mount. ___ freebsd-hackers@free

Re: Using PC-Sysinstall for automated network installs of FreeBSD

2012-11-16 Thread Warren Block
On Fri, 16 Nov 2012, Mark Saad wrote: Useful paths on /export, /export/install/freebsd/9.1/{i386,amd64} this is the contents of the install media rsync'd to a local filesystem Do you have a way to choose either i386 or amd64 installs? 5 I changed my rc.conf to start a simple shell script and

Re: Using PC-Sysinstall for automated network installs of FreeBSD

2012-11-16 Thread Warren Block
On Fri, 16 Nov 2012, Mark Saad wrote: All I wanted to share with you my method for network installs of FreeBSD 9.1-RCn . This does not use PC-BSD just stock FreeBSD. This should work on 9.0-RELEASE is known to work on 9.1-RC's and BETA. I decided to use pc-sysinstall in place of bsdinstall as p

Using PC-Sysinstall for automated network installs of FreeBSD

2012-11-16 Thread Mark Saad
All I wanted to share with you my method for network installs of FreeBSD 9.1-RCn . This does not use PC-BSD just stock FreeBSD. This should work on 9.0-RELEASE is known to work on 9.1-RC's and BETA. I decided to use pc-sysinstall in place of bsdinstall as pc-sysinstall supported using a config fi