From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 16 08:08:47 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 5DAFD16A404 for ; Fri, 16 Mar 2007 08:08:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (mail.web-strider.com [65.75.192.90]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 230D813C458 for ; Fri, 16 Mar 2007 08:08:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from coolf89ea26645 (nat-rtr.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.197.130]) by mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with SMTP id l2G88jOd080106; Fri, 16 Mar 2007 01:08:46 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Message-ID: <01fc01c767a2$1e522010$3c01a8c0@coolf89ea26645> From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" To: "Ewald Jenisch" , References: <20070315091426.GA950@aurora.oekb.co.at> Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:07:17 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1807 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1807 X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-3.0 (mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.192.90]); Fri, 16 Mar 2007 01:08:46 -0700 (PDT) Cc: 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: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 08:08:47 -0000 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ewald Jenisch" To: Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 1:14 AM Subject: Build your own ISO-install-CD? > 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)? > Yes > If yes, how? > The process is long and complex. You don't want to do it if you can help it. If people beg me on this list I'll post the step by step I use but trust me you really really don't want to do this unless absolutely necessary. > Will this process build build a "mini"-CD or a full "Disc1"? > all install disks, plus the mini, depending on what options you set. > Can this "home-brewn" install-CD be used instead of the Disc1 of the > 6.2 CD-set when installing a machine from scratch? > yes > Will it prompt for the second CD containing the various > packages? > it is the same as the distributed install cd so yes. > 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. Here is the easy way to fix this. 1) Burn a CD with the new driver 2) Boot off a regular install ISO and install your system plus kernel sources 3) Mount the burned CD and copy the new driver to the kernel source location it is supposed to be at 4) Recompile kernel and your in business. Way, way, way easier than making a custom cd Ted