Re: bsd.rd for FreeBSD install

2009-03-04 Thread Tim Judd
On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 1:13 AM, wrote: > > If the machines have floppies, there are downloadable floppy > > images. > > Is anyone aware of a simple method to construct a bootable > zip-drive image from the floppy images and/or bootonly.iso? problem is to create the zip disk bootable. Never

Re: bsd.rd for FreeBSD install

2009-03-04 Thread perryh
> If the machines have floppies, there are downloadable floppy > images. Is anyone aware of a simple method to construct a bootable zip-drive image from the floppy images and/or bootonly.iso? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.fr

Re: bsd.rd for FreeBSD install

2009-03-03 Thread Tim Judd
e > install. > Our machines have no optical drives. Does FreeBSD have a similar method to > installation? > > Thanks! > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/bsd.rd-for-FreeBSD-install-tp22292723p22292723.html > Sent from the freebsd-questions mailing li

Re: bsd.rd for FreeBSD install

2009-03-03 Thread Mel
On Monday 02 March 2009 08:36:39 new_guy wrote: > We normally use OpenBSD, but would like to try FreeBSD on a test system. > Usually, when updating from one OpenBSD release to another, we do so by > downloading the latest bsd.rd and booting from that to complete the > install. Our machines have no

Re: bsd.rd for FreeBSD install

2009-03-02 Thread Ricardo Jesus
. I think some people have done it from network and second Hard drive boots as well as floppy and CD boots. jerry -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/bsd.rd-for-FreeBSD-install-tp22292723p22293310.html Sent from the freebsd-questions mailing list archive at Nabbl

Re: bsd.rd for FreeBSD install

2009-03-02 Thread Jerry McAllister
I think some people have done it from network and second Hard drive boots as well as floppy and CD boots. jerry > > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/bsd.rd-for-FreeBSD-install-tp22292723p22293310.html > Sent from the freebsd-questions

Re: bsd.rd for FreeBSD install'

2009-03-02 Thread Jerry McAllister
On Mon, Mar 02, 2009 at 06:19:57PM +, Ricardo Jesus wrote: > new_guy wrote: > >You misunderstand. I want to install FreeBSD from a ramdisk image (bsd.rd). > >Is that possible? It's basically a small kernel that boots the machine, > >formats the hard drive, setups root and installs the operatin

Re: bsd.rd for FreeBSD install

2009-03-02 Thread Ricardo Jesus
new_guy wrote: You misunderstand. I want to install FreeBSD from a ramdisk image (bsd.rd). Is that possible? It's basically a small kernel that boots the machine, formats the hard drive, setups root and installs the operating system over ftp. If that's what you want I definitely misunderstood.

Re: bsd.rd for FreeBSD install

2009-03-02 Thread Jerry McAllister
tall wants to be on some media other than where it will be installed. That is mostly because you build your disk filesystem as part of the installation. jerry > > Thanks! > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/bsd.rd-for-FreeBSD-install-tp22292723p22292723

Re: bsd.rd for FreeBSD install

2009-03-02 Thread new_guy
You misunderstand. I want to install FreeBSD from a ramdisk image (bsd.rd). Is that possible? It's basically a small kernel that boots the machine, formats the hard drive, setups root and installs the operating system over ftp. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/bsd.r

Re: bsd.rd for FreeBSD install

2009-03-02 Thread Ricardo Jesus
new_guy wrote: Hi, We normally use OpenBSD, but would like to try FreeBSD on a test system. Usually, when updating from one OpenBSD release to another, we do so by downloading the latest bsd.rd and booting from that to complete the install. Our machines have no optical drives. Does FreeBSD have

bsd.rd for FreeBSD install

2009-03-02 Thread new_guy
method to installation? Thanks! -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/bsd.rd-for-FreeBSD-install-tp22292723p22292723.html Sent from the freebsd-questions mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list