Bootstrapping install from GRUB

From: Ryan Nowakowski (ryan_at_britestream.com)
Date: 07/15/05

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To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org

    I'd like to bootstrap a FreeBSD 5.4 install from GRUB or another
    harddrive-based bootloader without using PXEboot.

    Problem: GRUB will boot the FreeBSD loader, however I can't get
    the loader to read a kernel from any of my existing partitions(ext2,
    reiserfs, fat16). I know it can load a kernel from UFS but I have to
    have FreeBSD installed to create a UFS partition(catch-22). Is there a
    way to get a non-pxeboot loader to grab the kernel from a non-UFS
    filesystem or perhaps the network(NFS or TFTP)?

    Suggestions?

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