Re: Bootstrapping install from GRUB

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

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    Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 15:38:03 -0500
To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org

    FreeBSD loader doesn't load a kernel from ext2, fat16/32, or network so
    it's not usable in this case.

    On Fri, Jul 15, 2005 at 04:44:21PM +0000, Maslan wrote:
    > You can chian load your BSD.
    > root (hd0,0,a) # if hd0,0 is your kernel's UFS
    > chainloader +1
    > boot
    > or you can load the loader
    > root (hd0,0,a)
    > kernel /boot/loader
    > boot
    >
    >
    > On 7/15/05, Ryan Nowakowski <ryan@britestream.com> wrote:
    > > On Fri, Jul 15, 2005 at 05:19:09PM +0200, Simon 'corecode' Schubert wrote:
    > > > Ryan Nowakowski wrote:
    > > > >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?
    > > >
    > > > First time load the kernel via grub, not the loader. The kernel will
    > > > complain, yet still work. After you're done installing, you can switch
    > > > grub to use the loader.
    > > >
    > > Any idea what the grub parameters should be? Right now I'm booting
    > > this and getting a "Fatal Trap 9" kernel crash during pci init.
    > >
    > > root (hd0,0)
    > > kernel /boot/kernel/kernel root=/boot/mfsroot.gz
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > > BodyID:5353954.2.n.logpart (stored separately)
    > >
    > >
    >
    >
    > --
    > I'm Searching For Perfection,
    > So Even If U Need Portability U've To Use Assembly ;-)
    > http://www.maslanlab.org
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