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!![PXE]/[NFS] Install of [FreeBSD] 5.x

See [PXE] for more information about [PXE]

__IMPORTANT__: None of the follow applies any security what so ever. You should use a FireWall and every other tool at your disposal to secure these services. [TFTP] has NO built-in security and [NFS] sucks just about as much.

You will need [DHCP] (isc-dhcpd 3 or above) setup and working on a server.
On your server machine, add the following lines to your [DHCP] configuraton:

 next-server 10.x.y.z;

Where 10.x.y.z is the [IP] of your server. In your subnet declaration add

  option root-path "/usr/local/export/freebsd"; # This is where you have your install data located
  filename "pxeboot"

Restart dhcpd. Then copy the contents of your [FreeBSD] 5.2.1 ISO or CD-Rom to /usr/local/export/freebsd.

Add to your /etc/exports file (man exports)

 /usr -alldirs -maproot=root -ro

And make sure your [NFS] server is functioning correctly, you might need to add:

 nfs_server_enable="YES"
 nfs_client_enable="YES"
 rpcbind_enable="YES"
 mountd_enable="YES"

To your /etc/rc.conf and run /etc/rc.d/nfsd start or similar. To check that it's working properly you can use

 showmount -e

To list your available [NFS] exports and don't forget to check /var/log/messages.

Now you need to setup a [TFTP] server. First enable it in inetd by uncommenting

 tftp    dgram   udp wait    root    /usr/libexec/tftpd  tftpd -l -s /tftpboot

In /etc/inetd.conf and then (re)start inetd. Make the directory /tftpboot and copy /usr/local/export/freebsd/boot/pxeboot into that directory.

Now all you need to do is turn on the target machine, watch the [PXE] Bios acquire an [IP] address and you should soon see the [FreeBSD] [BootLoader]. From now on the installer is just like a normal CD install. However, when it asks you for the location of your install media choose NFS and give the location:

 10.x.y.z:/usr/local/export/freebsd

Happy installing.

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[PCMCIA] cards not being recognised when plugged in ?

Try putting this into /boot/loader.conf:

 hw.pci.allow_unsupported_io_range=1

- DrewBroadley

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[GNOME] not showing up your battery status properly and/or giving you an 'APM not loaded error'  when ACPI is enabled?

Adding to /etc/rc.conf the following:

 apmd_enable="yes"

This will give you an error in dmesg going "/etc/rc: WARNING: /dev/apmctl not found; kernel is missing apm(4)" but this will get rid of that nagging error in Gnome.

- DrewBroadley

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!!Delete, Home and End key don't work in [FreeBSD] (using [PuTTY] and bash)

Add the following to ~/.inputrc:

<verbatim>
"\e[3~": delete-char
"\e[1~": beginning-of-line
"\e[4~": end-of-line
</verbatim>

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!! Where did 'seq' go?
FreeBSD does not have GNU 'seq' by default installed, it has 'jot' instead and is more functional than 'seq'. See the [man page|http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=jot&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+5.3-RELEASE+and+Ports&format=html].
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Last edited on Tuesday, December 13, 2005 10:51:17 am by DanielLawson
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