Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 20:51:04 +0100 From: "Daniel Geske" <danielgeske@gmx.net> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Remote Installation from Sources Message-ID: <000201c28760$2fbcaea0$6ef9a8c0@aoldsl.net>
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Hi all, I have a very specific question about installing FreeBSD. In my network I've got one FreeBSD machine running. In fact, I'm so amazed by this OS FreeBSD that I would like to use it on all my network now. So I have this other pc, with a 5gig hd of free space. That's where I'd like to install. I just don't want to install from the www (through my isdn line) neither do I want to get CDs. Instead, I'd like to install from that host FreeBSD already runs on. It cvsups src-all and ports-all regularly. Distfiles are kept too. With all the data already downloaded onto this computer, I'd like to install from there. Here's the question: How do I do it? I suppose I'd have to get a boot floppy for that new host, prepare the hd, ...and then? I figure I'd have to run something like makeworld. How do I build a system with sources on host A, from host B, for host B? Can this be done? Where can I find info on this? Has anyone had experience with such procedure? Am I on the wrong way and need more than just the sources? I'd be happy to hear from you soon. Sincerely Daniel To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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