Is there a HOW-TO for a network install of FreeBSD?

Mike list at bicer.org
Thu Jan 29 10:39:24 PST 2004


You can try installing a minimum system to a system similar to the one
at the colo, then dd the partition from linux and copy over and dd back
to the disk and configure lilo/grub, and check. Try it on a test
environment first, if you have.

Mike
> 
> Hi-
> 
> I have a server that currently has Redhat 7.3 on it, and I want to
wipe
> the
> box and do a fresh install of FreeBSD 4.9. The only problem is that
the
> box
> is at a colo and only has a floppy drive.
> 
> But I have root access to it over the network.
> 
> Is there a way for me to install a new FreeBSD OS over the network
> (remotely)?
> 
> Can anyone assist?
> 
> Thanks.




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