From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 9 16:25:21 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9203216A41C; Thu, 9 Jun 2005 16:25:21 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from davidc@acns.ab.ca) Received: from mail.acns.ab.ca (mail.acns.ab.ca [142.179.151.95]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4CE5743D48; Thu, 9 Jun 2005 16:25:21 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from davidc@acns.ab.ca) Received: from ranger.acns.ab.ca (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.acns.ab.ca (8.13.1/8.12.2) with ESMTP id j59GpBoT079558; Thu, 9 Jun 2005 10:51:11 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from davidc@ranger.acns.ab.ca) Received: (from davidc@localhost) by ranger.acns.ab.ca (8.13.1/8.12.9/Submit) id j59GpBhj079557; Thu, 9 Jun 2005 10:51:11 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from davidc) Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 10:51:11 -0600 From: Chad David To: Giorgos Keramidas Message-ID: <20050609165111.GB79470@ranger.acns.ab.ca> References: <20050608235221.GA71575@ranger.acns.ab.ca> <86ll5kdokw.fsf@xps.des.no> <20050609155941.GA70079@orion.daedalusnetworks.priv> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050609155941.GA70079@orion.daedalusnetworks.priv> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Cc: Dag-Erling Sm?rgrav , freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Bootable CDROM creation system X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2005 16:25:21 -0000 On Thu, Jun 09, 2005 at 06:59:42PM +0300, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > On 2005-06-09 08:35, Dag-Erling Sm?rgrav wrote: > > Chad David writes: > > > My company built a tool a few years back for creating a bootable cdrom > > > based on a running host FreeBSD 3/4 system, which promptly got shelved and > > > forgotten.I recently had to update it for FreeBSD 5 and thought that > > > perhaps the community at large could make use it before it gets forgotten > > > again. > > > > # cd /usr/src > > # make buildworld buildkernel > > # mkdir /tmp/cdrom > > # make installworld installkernel DESTDIR=/tmp/cdrom > > # cd /usr/src/etc > > # make distribution DESTDIR=/tmp/cdrom > > # mkisofs -o /tmp/cdrom.iso -r -no-emul-boot -b /tmp/cdrom/boot/cdboot /tmp/cdrom > > # burncd -s max data /tmp/cdrom.iso fixate eject > > > > did I leave anything out? > > For completion's shake, before installkernel one may have to run: > > # cp /usr/src/sys//conf/GENERIC.hints /tmp/cdrom/boot/device.hints > > and then a minor nit. The -b /tmp/cdrom/boot/cdboot option should be > relative to the CD-ROM root directory. Otherwise mkisofs complains and > aborts. > > But yeah, this is a great mini-guide for making a bootable CD :) At least my post was a catalyst for something positive, however unintended ;). -- Chad David davidc@acns.ab.ca ACNS Inc. Calgary, Alberta Canada