Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2004 00:12:44 -0600 From: Sean Welch <Sean_Welch@alum.wofford.org> To: webmaster@machowto.com Cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How To install freeBSD PPC Message-ID: <20040306061244.GA1003@NitroPhys.welchsmnet.net>
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You must place the freebsd loader executable itself under the tftp root level. Specifically, place the file "loader" which is normally found under /boot on a FreeBSD machine under your directory /tftproot so that it will get served out to your client Mac. Of course be sure this is the loader produced specifically for the powerpc version of FreeBSD. Everything else should be under the directory you specify as your system root to be served out via NFS. Specifically in your case this would be your /ppc-root-latest directory. A word of caution -- you are attempting to follow directions for setting up a server which are intended for configuring a FreeBSD server. You have done this under OS X instead. I do not know if the FreeBSD loader is capable of reading an NFS export hfs+ formated volume. Also, my understanding is that the Apple version of UFS is incompatible with the FreeBSD (much more standardized) version. In other words, it may not be possible to netboot FreeBSD from a Mac at this time. Anyone with more knowledge please chime in -- regardless I'd be interested in the outcome if you would like to give it a try anyway, David. Sean
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