From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 15 09:27:06 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3C59316A404 for ; Thu, 15 Mar 2007 09:27:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cpghost@cordula.ws) Received: from fw.farid-hajji.net (fw.farid-hajji.net [213.146.115.42]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 96CD013C44B for ; Thu, 15 Mar 2007 09:27:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cpghost@cordula.ws) Received: from epia-2.farid-hajji.net (epia-2 [192.168.254.11]) by fw.farid-hajji.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id CE65BDE388; Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:27:01 +0100 (CET) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:27:02 +0100 From: cpghost To: Derek Ragona Message-ID: <20070315092702.GB16142@epia-2.farid-hajji.net> References: <20070315091426.GA950@aurora.oekb.co.at> <6.0.0.22.2.20070315042138.024d5718@mail.computinginnovations.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <6.0.0.22.2.20070315042138.024d5718@mail.computinginnovations.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.14 (2007-02-12) Cc: Ewald Jenisch , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Build your own ISO-install-CD? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 09:27:06 -0000 On Thu, Mar 15, 2007 at 04:22:36AM -0500, Derek Ragona wrote: > Just download the disk1 iso image then use nero or cdcreator to burn the CD. Please don't top-post. He meant the command to create the iso image. Something like 'make release' or so... > -Derek > > > At 04:14 AM 3/15/2007, Ewald Jenisch wrote: > >Hi, > > > >I need to build my own ISO-install-CD for FreeBSD 6.2. Is this > >possible (given an up-to-date /usr/src tree)? > > > >If yes, how? > > > >Will this process build build a "mini"-CD or a full "Disc1"? > > > >Can this "home-brewn" install-CD be used instead of the Disc1 of the > >6.2 CD-set when installing a machine from scratch? > > > >Will it prompt for the second CD containing the various > >packages? > > > >Thanks in advance for any clue, > >-ewald > > > >PS: Just for explanation: The original 6.2 install-CDs don't support a > >specific NIC I've got in my blade-systems. A new-version of the > >corresponding driver has already been submitted though. In order to > >avoid the "chicken-and-egg-problem" (i.e. can't update the source > >since the machine can't connect to the net when installed via the > >original 6.2 CDs) I thought about building a custom 6.2 CD install set > >from a machine that has up-to-date 6.2 sources. Regards, -cpghost. -- Cordula's Web. http://www.cordula.ws/