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To: Chojin <freebsd@tarakan-network.com>
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Subject: Re: Create a FreeBSD bootable CD
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Chojin wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Someone could tell me how create a bootable FreeBSD CD ?
> I cannot use a floppy image because it is too small to put
> my kernel (1.5 Mo), and I cant create a 2.88 Mb floppy
> image (as I don't  have the drive).  Then how create a
> freebsd boot image which use the real CD space to put all
> files I want ?
> 
> If you have any script too, it would be cool :-)

cd /usr/src
make buildworld
cd release
make [bunch of environment vars -- see handbook] release

Then you need to use mkisofs to turn the release images
into ISOs, and then burncd to put the images onto the
coasters.

You will end up with a 2.88M floppy image.  The way that
CDROMs boot is their BIOS loads the floppy image into
RAM with a RAM disk, and then boots it as if it were
booting a floppy.

-- Terry

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