On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 08:51:04PM +0100, Daniel Geske wrote: > So I have this other pc, with a 5gig hd of free space. That's where I'd > like to install. I just don't want to install from the www (through my > isdn line) neither do I want to get CDs. Instead, I'd like to install > from that host FreeBSD already runs on. It cvsups src-all and ports-all > regularly. Distfiles are kept too. With all the data already downloaded > onto this computer, I'd like to install from there. > Here's the question: How do I do it?
I have not yet performed this type of install myself but here are a few pointers to get you started. man 7 release http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/releng/release-build.html > I suppose I'd have to get a boot floppy for that new host, prepare the > hd, ...and then? I figure I'd have to run something like makeworld. > How do I build a system with sources on host A, from host B, for host B? > Can this be done? Where can I find info on this? Has anyone had > experience with such procedure? Am I on the wrong way and need more than > just the sources? I'm assuming it is as simple as booting from floppies then selecting ftp/nfs as your media type and pointing it to the build produced by "make release". For the record I currently install a new machine by booting from floppies and doing a minimal install from a local ftp copy of a cd-rom as detailed in the handbook. Then I mount /usr/src, /usr/obj via nfs from a build box and run "make installworld" from the new machine. I just might try a release install over the weekend... thanks for tweeking my interest :) -- Robin Damm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
