[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Hi,all, > > I really want to know if there is a way to install freebsd from hard > disk. This old laptop doesn't contain a floppy drive, And I didn't get a > CD burner either. Certainly, The rubbishy computer couldn't be boot use > pxe kind of thing. I've searched google and I have done what I can do > for the result. And still no clue,So anyone here can tell me if there is > a way to install freebsd from hard disk? Grub is installed in a > seperated partition. And the grub manual says it can boot the bsd > kernel. > > I am sure that it can be installed with only a bootable hard drive.I > wonder if someone can make a kernel with "tmpfs" kind of thing > supported. And a loop file contains a minimum root with bsd installer in > it.Then It can do the job. > > Or maybe there is a solution like this already? > Well,thanks all for your attention!
I don't think this has been done, but it should be possible. Sounds like a quick project for somebody knowledgeable about GRUB. -- Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/ _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"