Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 11:58:45 +0100 From: Thomas Linton <th.linton@gmail.com> To: Raistlin Majere <raistlin@e-raist.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Automating a 5.4 install Message-ID: <b9b400cd0512040258n7d109833m4cb2c07ed21249ce@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <438E1B60.74350104@e-raist.com> References: <438E1B60.74350104@e-raist.com>
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For problem 2 have a look at: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2005-November/103093.h= tml On 11/30/05, Raistlin Majere <raistlin@e-raist.com> wrote: > > I'm trying to use netboot to automate the install of FreeBSD 5.4. I can > get new servers to boot, mount the NFS partition which has all the data > from the CD on it (taken from an iso) but I've run into two problems: > > 1) FreeBSD complains about my disk geometry, even though what it > suggests matches what's in the BIOS it's coming up with some wierd > numbers and halting my automated install so I can tell it "use the more > likely geometry" > > 2) after the OS install it complains that it can't find packages. It > finds the packages directory, parses the index file, but then it can't > find them. The error on screen is "Please remove disc #0 from your > drive, and add disc #1" and on tty2 the debug messages are: "DEBUG: > package check for xxx returns failure." > > Any thoughts? > > -=3DAlexander > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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