From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Dec 16 18:12:01 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id SAA18801 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 18:11:00 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from mailgw1a.lmco.com (mailgw1a.lmco.com [192.31.106.7]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id SAA18793 for ; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 18:10:57 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from augusto.pasimio@lmco.com) Received: from emss02g01.ems.lmco.com (emss02g01.ems.lmco.com [198.7.15.39]) by mailgw1a.lmco.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id TAA01903 for ; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 19:10:45 -0700 (MST) Received: from emss08m01.ems.lmco.com ([144.197.176.1]) by lmco.com (PMDF V5.1-10 #20543) with ESMTP id <0F4300ESN7DW79@lmco.com> for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 19:10:45 -0700 (MST) Received: from skunkworks.ladc.lockheed.com (skunkworks.lmsw.lmco.com [144.197.7.2]) by emss08m01.ems.lmco.com with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2232.9) id Y0GL4VH3; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 18:09:01 -0800 Received: from lmco.com ([144.197.180.69]) by skunkworks.ladc.lockheed.com (post.office MTA v2.0 0813 ID# 0-11530) with ESMTP id AAA280 for ; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 18:17:18 -0800 Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 18:08:39 -0800 From: August Pasimio Subject: PC System without hard disk To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Message-id: <367867A7.D1AC4F7E@lmco.com> Organization: Lockheed Martin MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.06 [en] (WinNT; U) Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG I am setting up a laptop system that is running FreeBSD. One requirement for this system is that it cannot have a hard disk. FreeBSD and our applications will reside on the CD. The CD will be made bootable using the procedures outlined in the El Torito Specification. How do I let the bootstrap know to load the kernel on the CD? How will the kernel on the CD know that the root filesystem is on the CD? How does the kernel know to run /etc/init or /stand/sysinstall? How do I substitute /etc/init with another program? How do I let the kernel know that there is no hard disk and not to do any swapping? How do I create an mfs filesystem without specifying the swap device? How do I mount an mfs filesystem to a mount point on the CD? Thanks, August email: augusto.pasimio@lmco.com phone: (805) 572-1901 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message