Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 22:09:49 +0200 From: Torfinn Ingolfsen <torfinn.ingolfsen@getmail.no> To: freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.org Subject: netboot vs. PXE (Was: ) Message-ID: <20150528220949.6109415fb5a0a4890e1bba98@getmail.no> In-Reply-To: <1432801667.8486.YahooMailBasic@web184303.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> References: <1432801667.8486.YahooMailBasic@web184303.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
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On Thu, 28 May 2015 01:27:47 -0700 Daniel Rudy <dr2867@pacbell.net> wrote: > > I've been using FreeBSD extensively since 3.2 on i386 hardware. However, this is my first foray into a different platform. I'm finding out that I need to do a PXE boot of the machine to install FreeBSD, > but the sparc install DVD doesn't have the pxeboot program. This machine does not have a CD/DVD drive or even USB ports. So how do I install FreeBSD onto this machine? > I was following the procedure here: http://www.freebsdwiki.net/index.php/Installing_FreeBSD_with_netboot FWIW, netboot and PXE boot are different implementations of the same idea. Real server class hardware (in general Unix as an operating system and not Intel architecure) has had netboot for ages now. Gernerally, you don't need pxeboot on this type of machine. HTH -- Torfinn Ingolfsen <torfinn.ingolfsen@getmail.no>
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