| Is there a way to get Solaris to install from pxeboot via FreeBSD?

I think it should work, but it will need some more work then if you are using 
(open)solaris, because they provide scripts such as add_installserver which 
does most work for you, I think those scripts won't work on BSD, So will have 
to:

- setup an nfs share, and copy the complete dvd to the nfs share

Activate tftp, copy pxegrub.0 + /media/dvd/boot/platform/ +    x86.miniroot to 
/tftpboot

Create a menu.lst.01<MAC ADRES> file in /tftpboot or just create 
/tftpboot/boot/grub/menu.lst (which is the default menu.lst fallback)

an example menu.lst for initial install

titleOpensolaris net install
  kernel /platform/i86pc/kernel/unix -v -m verbose - install dhcp -B 
install_media=NFSSERVER:nfsshare,install_boot=NFSSERVER:nfsshare/boot
  module /x86.miniroot

This should bring you to the interactive installer, for automated install you 
will have to add install_config and sysid_config options, but then you  will 
have to create some extra files such as: rules, profile, begin and finish script

Finaly  configure your dhcpserver, we use ISC dhcp3 for example, so we just add 
to extra parameters to the client config: next-server ip tftp server; filename 
"pxegrub.0"  so next time we boot the server via pxe we will get to the 
installer.
 
 
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