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Subject: Re: How to create a bootable CD from an existing FreeBSD installation?
Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 07:52:01 +0200
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Use vnconfig(8) to mount the boot.flp image on a temporary filesystem.
Then replace the kernel in the boot image with your own custom kernel.

Hope this helps.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ulrich Peters" <upeters@mindquake.com.br>
To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 5:35 AM
Subject: How to create a bootable CD from an existing FreeBSD installation?


> Hello,
> 
> I have seen this question before, and nobody answered. I am having
> the same problem as other users.
> 
> Currently using the FreeBSD Mall 4CD set of version 4.5, I made a new
> install of FreeBSD and followed the instructions found in the
> handbook. Those instructions seem to be or inaccurate, or wrong,
> because they don't work.
> 
> When executing the command
> 
> # mkisofs -U -R -b boot/cdboot -o /tmp/bootable.iso /
> 
> one gets the following error message:
> 
> Size of boot image is 4 sectors ->
> mkisofs: Error - boot image '/boot/cdboot' is not the an allowable size.
> 
> If I use the boot.flp found on the CD set as boot image, the CD can
> be used, however it starts the interactive install instead of the
> existing install, and the generic kernel instead of my own. In short,
> it doesn't work.
> 
> Can anybody tell me how to create a working and bootable ISO image of
> an existing FreeBSD installation? Where can I find the information? I
> already looked at the mkisofs author's page, but there is almost
> nothing at all said about FreeBSD.
> Or does anybody know where to direct this question to, to get an
> answer? Who is this Mike Meyer guy who wrote the chapter of the
> handbook, how to get updated info?
> 
> Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> Ulrich
> 
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