Bootstrapping install from GRUB

[Simon 'corecode' Schubert]

Ryan Nowakowski wrote:
> I'd like to bootstrap a FreeBSD 5.4 install from GRUB or another
> harddrive-based bootloader without using PXEboot.
> 
> Problem:  GRUB will boot the FreeBSD loader, however I can't get
> the loader to read a kernel from any of my existing partitions(ext2,
> reiserfs, fat16).  I know it can load a kernel from UFS but I have to
> have FreeBSD installed to create a UFS partition(catch-22).  Is there a
> way to get a non-pxeboot loader to grab the kernel from a non-UFS
> filesystem or perhaps the network(NFS or TFTP)?
> 
> Suggestions?

First time load the kernel via grub, not the loader. The kernel will 
complain, yet still work. After you're done installing, you can switch 
grub to use the loader.

cheers
   simon

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