install freebsd from inside another operating system

[Tim Judd]

On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 6:43 AM, Robin Becker <robin at reportlab.com> wrote:

> I'm just wondering if it is possible to install FreeBSD from inside a
> bootstrap operating system such as a knoppix or ubuntu preinstall?
>
> Reason I'm asking is that my boss is asking about getting another commodity
> server using a provider that doesn't offer freebsd. We do get KVM over IP
> however, and I assume that really clever people might know how to handle
> this sort of thing if they have console access.
> --
> Robin Becker
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google://depenguinator

http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/articles/remote-install/

I must be honest -- if you're looking to get a FreeBSD server without the
provider offering it, and you have problems (such as an upgrade gone wrong)
-- how will you recover the system?

I don't have the comfortable warm and fuzzy feelings by doing this kind of
install.

Have fun with it though.

--Tim