From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Jan 2 19: 8: 6 2003 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 E4F5037B401 for ; Thu, 2 Jan 2003 19:08:03 -0800 (PST) Received: from web41008.mail.yahoo.com (web41008.mail.yahoo.com [66.218.93.7]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 1735743ED1 for ; Thu, 2 Jan 2003 19:08:03 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from josepha48@yahoo.com) Message-ID: <20030103030802.51014.qmail@web41008.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [68.164.25.62] by web41008.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Thu, 02 Jan 2003 19:08:02 PST Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 19:08:02 -0800 (PST) From: Joe Subject: Re: freebsd running on a cdrom To: Matthew Saunders , freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <000601c2b2c6$c6ca2340$0302a8c0@homeunix.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Thanks, I looked at the ports/sysutils/cdroot/mkcdroot script and hacked togeather a boot.flp that worked. Only problem is that ssh does not work, but its a cd-rw so I'll have to change a few things. The boot went though okay, but now I gotta make changes so that it is console access and ssh only. Thanks, Joe --- Matthew Saunders wrote: > Hello, > I've been having the exact same problem. I've found a page > that gives a > more complete detail of bootable freebsd cd's, including how > to supress the > /stand/sysinstall invocation. > http://www.zamaz.com/brian/firewall.html > I haven't tried it yet, so I can't vouche for it, but if you > read through > the script the author writes, it mentions the creation of a > loader.rc file. > I'm hoping this will work. Good luck, > > matt > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joe" > To: > Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 4:03 PM > Subject: freebsd running on a cdrom > > > > Hello, > > I've been trying to get FreeBSD to run off a cdrom. > Why, > > well longs story, the shot version is it needs to be able to > be > > turned off and on like a lite switch. (I understand the on > part > > will take longer, but the off is just hit the button). When > I > > release this box it will have no console access. > > > > I have found 2 articles that talked about doing this and > > made a cdrom. The problem is that I used the boot.flp from > the > > install, with my own custom kernel and it went into > sysinstall > > like I wanted to install the system. > > > > Without building the entire FreeBSD distro how do I > make my > > own boot.flp file and what goes on it? > > > > Any help is greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > > Joe > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the > message > > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message