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Date:      Thu, 20 May 1999 19:56:12 -0500
From:      David Kelly <dkelly@HiWAAY.net>
To:        Alberto de Poo Bas <adepoo@tamnet.com.mx>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: ISO image for 3.2-RELEASE? 
Message-ID:  <199905210056.TAA48061@nospam.hiwaay.net>
In-Reply-To: Message from Alberto de Poo Bas <adepoo@tamnet.com.mx>  of "Thu, 20 May 1999 18:20:39 CDT." <Pine.BSF.3.96.990520181646.23857B-100000@correo.tamnet.com.mx> 

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Alberto de Poo Bas writes:
> =

> Can someone point me to some information on how to create a bootable CD=

> (iso image) like this 3.2-release.iso, I know have to use mkisofs or
> mkhybrid, but be a good idea to look at more information on how to use
> this commands. Also to create a bootable CD complete system (so I don't=

> need a hard disk, or use this to have dumped filesystems to restore the=
m).

/usr/share/examples/worm/makecdfs.sh is a script which does what you ask.=


Suggest you use cdrecord to actually burn the CDR rather than =

wormcontrol as shown in burncd.sh

> Is there a way to create a 2.88 floppy image (like the one to boot 3.x
> installation procedures) but without having a 2.88 floppy? This to make=
 a
> boot image for some CDs with more information than the 1.44 ones?

% man 4 vn
% man 8 vnconfig

Also study the "cd /usr/src/release; make release" stuff as it uses vn =

to build the images in a file mounted as a vnode.

--
David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@nospam.hiwaay.net
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