From owner-freebsd-stable Wed Jan 27 12:02:44 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id MAA02655 for freebsd-stable-outgoing; Wed, 27 Jan 1999 12:02:44 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from amanda.qmpgmc.ac.uk (amanda.qmpgmc.ac.uk [194.81.5.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id MAA02648 for ; Wed, 27 Jan 1999 12:02:42 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from greg@qmpgmc.ac.uk) Received: from greg.qmpgmc.ac.uk (gquinlan.qmpgmc.ac.uk [194.81.0.56]) by amanda.qmpgmc.ac.uk (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with SMTP id TAA13501 for ; Wed, 27 Jan 1999 19:57:21 GMT Reply-To: "Greg Quinlan" From: "Greg Quinlan" To: Subject: Re: Making a bootable CD for FreeBSD-stable? Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 20:03:17 -0000 Message-ID: <01be4a30$14a20280$380051c2@greg.qmpgmc.ac.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0151_01BE4A30.14A20280" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.71.1712.3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.71.1712.3 Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0151_01BE4A30.14A20280 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit No I do not have much to go on, but sure.... I was thinking of using Adaptec's Easy CD Creator Delux. I read some documentation from adaptec cd-creator delux-help, which basically tells you how they do it. Here's an extract! I'm going to have a play..... Greg -----Original Message----- From: safemail.support To: Greg Quinlan Date: 27 January 1999 10:10 Subject: Re: Making a bootable CD for FreeBSD-stable? >I have been looking for the file format standard for bootable cdroms without any luck. > >If you find such, please point me in the right direction. > >I'll do the same for you... > >[been wanting to do the same thing you mentioned for quite a while...] > >...william.o.yates...owner...safemail.internet.services...tinker@safemail.c om...bus.408.778.5570...3615.jackson.oaks.court...morgan. >hill...california...united.states...95037... >-----Original Message----- >From: Greg Quinlan >Newsgroups: mpc.lists.freebsd.stable,muc.lists.freebsd.stable >Date: Monday, January 25, 1999 7:33 AM >Subject: Making a bootable CD for FreeBSD-stable? > > > >Has anyone got any ideas about a diskless configuration of FreeBSD on a >bootable CD-ROM. > >ie. >no swap >/var & /tmp ... etc as ram disks. > >Too complex or too easy? > >All I need is for someone to point me in the right direction! > >Greg > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > > ------=_NextPart_000_0151_01BE4A30.14A20280 Content-Type: text/plain; name="boot.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="boot.txt" What is a Bootable CD? A bootable CD is a disc that contains a bootable imagean ISO 9660 file = that is an exact representation of a floppy or hard drive from which you = can boot your system. Easy CD Creator implements the El Torito standard which was developed by = Phoenix Technologies and IBM and specifies a bootable CD-ROM format. Tips for Making a Bootable CD You can create a bootable CD the same way as you would create a bootable = floppy disk for your working environment. Easy CD Creator reads boot = information from a floppy disk and writes that information to a = BOOTIMG.BIN file on the CD. Easy CD Creator supports the following = floppy disk formats: n 1.2 MB n 1.44MB n 2.88MB How to Make a Bootable CD To make a bootable CD, follow these steps: 1 Insert the source bootable floppy disk into your floppy disk drive. 2 Select CD Layout Properties from the File menu. 3 Click the Data Settings tab. 4 Select the ISO 9660 from the File System option. 5 Select Bootable CD-ROM. 6 Follow the procedures in How to Make a Data CD. When Easy CD Creator begins writing files and folders to your blank CD, = two files are at the root directory of your CD layout: BOOTCAT.CIN and = BOOTIMG.BIM. ------=_NextPart_000_0151_01BE4A30.14A20280-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message