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From: "Otter" <otterr@telocity.com>
To: "Mike Meyer" <mwm@mired.org>, "Hal Lynch" <hal@cc.usu.edu>
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Subject: RE: Boot CD of running system
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 20:08:22 -0500
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just a thought... shouldn't /tmp be in the "volatile files" section?
-Otter


}-----Original Message-----
}From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
}[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Mike Meyer
}Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 12:08 PM
}To: Hal Lynch
}Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG
}Subject: Re: Boot CD of running system
}
}
}Hal Lynch <hal@cc.usu.edu> types:
}> I am putting together a 'surf station'.
}> 
}> Non-volatile files are to be on CD-Rom:
}> 	/
}> 	/etc
}> 	/usr.
}> 
}> Volatile files will be on a hard disk:
}> 	swap
}> 	/var.
}> 
}> I have read the Torito specs.
}> I have installed mkisofs.
}> I have surfed for hints on the web.
}> I have scoured the FreeBSD sight for hints.
}> So far not a lot of luck!?
}> 
}> I have configured a RUNNING system, created an iso image,
}> and burned several cd's.  Most of them booted, but all
}> tried to put me into the installation process.  Not good.
}> I DON'T want to make an install cd, I buy those.  I want to
}> make a bootable cd of a running/configured system.
}> 
}> The only boot program I could find to put on the cd that
}> would actually allow the cd to boot was boot.flp, which
}> of course plunges me into the install.
}> 
}> Does anyone have a clue for the clueless?
}
}Look through /usr/src/release for how boot.flp is build, and 
}build one
}that does what you want?
}
}And - if you get it all working - please write it up for the rest of
}us! If you don't think you're up to the writing task, drop me a line
}and I'll help.
}
}	<mike
}--
}Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org>			
http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/
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