Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 01:04:18 +1100 (EST) From: Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au> To: Knight Tiger <caugar@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ISO image size -regarding Message-ID: <20100110000633.G8593@sola.nimnet.asn.au> In-Reply-To: <20100109074733.9E5EA106574A@hub.freebsd.org> References: <20100109074733.9E5EA106574A@hub.freebsd.org>
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In freebsd-questions Digest, Vol 292, Issue 14, Message: 12
On Fri, 8 Jan 2010 16:41:24 -0800 Knight Tiger <caugar@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to create a custom ISO image of FreeBSD 6.4. The only
> difference between the release ISO and this custom image is a modified
> driver (amdsmb.ko). I did not create the new driver. I believe it was
> backported from a later release.
>
> I understand that this is not a backport of the driver but a hack but
> the ISO size surprises me.
>
> The steps I had followed (listed below) resulted in an ISO image of
> around 1 GB while the original ISO image is around 600 MB. The new
> image work boots fine but I am not sure why it is huge
>
> Steps:
>
> // mount the release ISO
> # mdconfig -a -t vnode -f 6.4-RELEASE-i386-disc1.iso -u 0
> # mount_cd9660 /dev/acd0 /mnt
>
> # pwd
> /usr/home/scott
>
> # mkdir custom
> # cd custom
>
> // copy iso files to custom
> # rsync -a /mnt .
Hi Scott,
nearly all in /rescue are hardlinks to one big executable, and there are
also hardlinks in /bin and /sbin, hence your size difference. rsync(1):
Note that -a does not preserve hardlinks, because finding multi-
ply-linked files is expensive. You must separately specify -H.
Note also that for compatibility, -a currently does not include
--flags (see there) to include preserving change file flags (if
supported by the OS).
> # scp scott@remote:/boot/kernel/amdsmb.ko boot/kernel/.
>
> // wrap up in a ISO
> # cd ..
> #mkisofs -R -b boot/cdboot -no-emul-boot -o custom.iso custom
>
> The ISO file is created successfully but is huge. I mounted it in
> VirtualBox and boots just fine. I was able to install the OS (although
> I have not checked the functionality of amdsmb changes yet)
>
> I looked up information on creating custom ISO images but they had all
> involved rebuilding the kernel while I am not sure if I need to do the
> same Any leads is appreciated.
Yes, running make release might be just a tad over the top for this :)
cheers, Ian
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