Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 11:56:38 -0800 (PST) From: Das Devaraj <das@netcom.com> To: "Daniel C. Konnoff" <daniel@myson.com.tw> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bootable kernels Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9801271148.A5369-0100000@netcom16> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.91.980126224523.11899A-100000@lin_km>
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On Mon, 26 Jan 1998, Daniel C. Konnoff wrote: > I'm looking for information about how to create a bootable > floppy with a custom kernel on it. Very similar in concept > to the freebsd boot floppy image on the cdrom but with > a stripped down kernel without a lot of drivers and config > editor. Have you taken a look at "picoBSD", a one floppy(!) FreeBSD which which apparently does not even need a hard disk for installation. ---------------- Andrzej Bialecki <abial@nask.pl> wrote about this in freebsd-isp list. Here are some snippets from his email ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/incoming/picoBSD/* [snip] What is PicoBSD? It's a one floppy version of FreeBSD configured mainly for networking applications. It can be used as a router or firewall, or kind of a fixit floppy (or all of them). [snip] I think most of you will enjoy the pbsd-s.tgz file bundled with the floppy. It contains all of the scripts (plus ash [a Shell]) needed to create your own version of PicoBSD. These are exactly the same scripts I used. End email snippets from Andrzej Bialecki <abial@nask.pl> ---------------------------- Sounds fascinating (at least to me). Have to download it soon and try it out for myself. das ------------------------------------------------------------------- Interested in Vegetarianism? Vegetarian Restaurant Trek Web http://www.VegInfo.com 712 Bancroft Road #320 e-mail info@VegInfo.com (subject Help) Walnut Creek, CA 94598 Interactive Voice/fax Response (510) 256-8420 USA
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