Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2013 15:07:56 +0100 From: Frank Leonhardt <frank2@fjl.co.uk> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Custom release ISO questions. Message-ID: <52273EBC.80707@fjl.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <522724DF.1020702@fletchermoorland.co.uk> References: <CAJwTraWxXEAbskvMzztpV=f-_aGLh_q=DVxfZhxqGBYby5=N4w@mail.gmail.com> <522724DF.1020702@fletchermoorland.co.uk>
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On 04/09/2013 13:17, Paul Wootton wrote: > On 09/04/13 10:27, Sergey wrote: >> Hi all! >> >> Is there a way to create custom ISO without buildworld? >> I just want to edit some configs and bsdinstall scripts for silent >> automated install - why need to recompile whole world? >> It will be great if you'll share some useful links about this process. >> >> Thanks. > > Hi, > > To create a custom ISO, download the ISO you want to use as your base, > use tar to extract the ISO into a new directory, make the changes you > want and then run "mkisofs -V FreeBSD9 -J -R -b boot/cdboot > -no-emul-boot -o ../freebsd_custom.iso ." from the new directory. > That will create a bootable CD. (Found in ports/sysutuls/cdrtools) > > What I did when making a custom install CD for my server (it's 1000s > of miles away in a datacenter) was a slightly different approach. <snip> Boggle!
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