Re: Soekris net4801 and DragonFly BSD

[Mischa Peters <dfbsd@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi Matt,

>     I think I see the problem.  When you export from NFS it exports  
> the
>     actual filesystem, not any overlays on that filesystem.  When you
>     boot a live CD there are memory filesystem overlays that allow you
>     to modify files and generally get a working environment, but  
> the NFS
>     export is going to be the unmodified CD itself.

Ah... that would be the reason then. :)

>     In order to give /etc/ttys the entry it needs to have you  
> either need
>     to export from a copy on a hard drive that you can modify, or  
> you need
>     to burn a new Live CD with the modified /etc/ttys.

When the install is finished would the export of the root fs be  
enough, or does it need a copy actual CD?
What script is started when you setup the NetBoot from the Live CD,  
would be useful to (ab)use that. :)

>     Considering the setup you want to use, I first suggest getting  
> things
>     working using a hard disk based file system as your export instead
>     of the CD, then once you get things working play around with the
>     nrelease build and build a custom CD image that you can burn  
> that has
>     the modifications you want.

Fair enough... are there any developments that make it possible to do  
a headless install with an out-of-the box ISO?

Mischa