From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 24 21:34:49 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EBD9816A4CE for ; Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:34:49 -0800 (PST) Received: from cirb503493.alcatel.com.au (c211-30-75-229.belrs2.nsw.optusnet.com.au [211.30.75.229]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 918B843F93 for ; Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:34:48 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from PeterJeremy@optushome.com.au) Received: from cirb503493.alcatel.com.au (localhost.alcatel.com.au [127.0.0.1])hAP5Ylf1076023 for ; Tue, 25 Nov 2003 16:34:47 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from jeremyp@cirb503493.alcatel.com.au) Received: (from jeremyp@localhost)hAP5Ykd2076022 for freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org; Tue, 25 Nov 2003 16:34:46 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from jeremyp) From: Peter Jeremy To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20031125053446.GI39616@cirb503493.alcatel.com.au> References: <20031124022837.GA54284@ussenterprise.ufp.org> <200311241500.12216.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> <20031124150646.GA80718@ussenterprise.ufp.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20031124150646.GA80718@ussenterprise.ufp.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Subject: Re: Making a FreeBSD DVD X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 05:34:50 -0000 X-Original-Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 16:34:46 +1100 X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 05:34:50 -0000 On Mon, Nov 24, 2003 at 10:06:46AM -0500, Leo Bicknell wrote: >Well, what I'm really interested in is the install + live file >system on a single DVD, which is how the DVD's at FreeBSD mall are >advertised (I've never bought one, myself). So, I can build an >install CD, I (think I) can build a live file system CD. How do >you get them both on a DVD, and give the user a boot choice? Based on the way it boots and promts, the live file system CD appears to be identical to the install CD as far as the kernel and sysinstall are concerned. I suspect merging the two is simply a matter of loading both the live filesystem hierarchy and the installation files into a single image. Peter