Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 10:49:19 -0500 (EST) From: Don <don@calis.blacksun.org> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Custom kernel for PXE / cdrom installation Message-ID: <20040330103946.O19186@calis.blacksun.org>
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Related to a problem I had earlier: I am trying to set up a network installation of FreeBSD. I have a couple of other problems with this process but one of the most stubborn is getting a custom kernel to boot. If I take kernel.gz and mfsroot.gz from the boot floppies and put those in the NFS share for the PXE boot then the isntallation proceeds correctly through the normal boot floppy sequence. I want to avoid being prompted for a driver disk and things like that so I want to be able to boot my own kernel. I have taken a kernel from an identical system, copied it to the NFS share, and then copied my modules to the mfsroot image. Even though I do not use the modules I figured I would stick them in the mfsroot just to be sure. When I attempt to boot the new kernel I get errors about being unable to load each module, and the kernel ends up hanging. I have tried using my own kernel with the stock modules directory and I have made sure to compile in everything I can think of in the kernel. Can anyone shed some light on the kernel options required for a PXE boot image or why I am getting module loading errors? Thanks in advance, -Don
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