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diff --git a/distrib/notes/i386/xfer b/distrib/notes/i386/xfer index 029d6b66431..887d680ee8d 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/i386/xfer +++ b/distrib/notes/i386/xfer @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -dnl $OpenBSD: xfer,v 1.22 2003/03/24 11:33:56 miod Exp $ +dnl $OpenBSD: xfer,v 1.23 2004/03/22 21:30:21 tom Exp $ Installation is supported from several media types, including: CD-ROM @@ -10,13 +10,34 @@ dnl Remote NFS partition FTP HTTP -If you can't (or don't want to) boot off a CD-ROM, you'll need to have -a floppy disk (1.44MB required). +If you can't (or don't want to) boot off a CD-ROM, you can use a floppy +disk (1.44MB required). Failing that, if your computer supports PXE, you +can prepare a server to start the install across the network, but you will +still need the install sets available on one of the above media types. OpenBSDXferFloppyFromDOS OpenBSDXferFloppyFromUNIX +Creating a PXE network bootable setup using SunOS or other Un*x-like system: + + In order to start the install via PXE, you will need to set up a + DHCP server and a TFTP server. The details of how to do this + vary considerably, depending on the network's host. You should + refer to the relevant man pages or administrator's guide for the + host system. + + The DHCP server should return "pxeboot" to i386 clients as the + network boot program. Both pxeboot and the bsd.rd install kernel + should be copied to the TFTP server's root directory. + + If you are using an OpenBSD server, you can use the supplied + dhcpd and tftpd. A sample configuration for dhcpd is given in + the pxeboot(8) man page. You can get it from the man{:--:}OSrev.tgz + distribution set, or see the copy on the OpenBSD web page. You + should also refer to dhcpd(8) and tftpd(8) for more information + on configuring them. + OpenBSDXferShortPrelude |