Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 21:35:55 -0500 From: Charles Howse <chowse@charter.net> To: Steve Lake <steve.lake@raiden.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Creating a custom install disk for Freebsd? Message-ID: <A20E81EC-BB40-4E5B-8C35-508B8EFB03A5@charter.net> In-Reply-To: <5.2.0.9.2.20090412203550.0212d070@mail.raiden.net> References: <5.2.0.9.2.20090412203550.0212d070@mail.raiden.net>
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On Apr 12, 2009, at 7:45 PM, Steve Lake wrote: > Hi all. I'm looking at trying to create a custom install > disk for Freebsd based off an existing install to make > reinstallation quick and painless Hi Steve, FreeBSD's install can be scripted... Quoted from "BSD Hacks" by Dru Lavigne "FreeBSD's install mechanism lives in /stand/sysinstall. Not surprisingly, man sysinstall describes all of the scriptable bits of this program. I'll go over some useful parameters, but you'll definitely want to skim through the manpage to see if there are additional parameters suited to your particular environment. FreeBSD also comes with a commented, ready-to-customize install script, located in /usr/src/usr.sbin/sysinstall/install.cfg. Copy this file, then edit the copy in your favorite editor." OTOH, a bootable dvd with a cloned image on it would be a much simpler solution, IMHO. -- Thanks, Charles Things you'd like to say out lout at work, but can't... What am I? Flypaper for freaks!?
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