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Date:      Wed, 15 Aug 2001 14:20:41 -0700 (PDT)
From:      John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Andrew Gallatin <gallatin@cs.duke.edu>
Cc:        FreeBSD-alpha mailing list <freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.org>, "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.org>, Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl>
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/alpha/alpha busdma_machdep.c
Message-ID:  <XFMail.010815142041.jhb@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <15226.57321.907167.927622@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu>

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On 15-Aug-01 Andrew Gallatin wrote:
> 
> I admit it, the release process is a mystery to me.
> Can somebody point me to the makefile or script that generates the iso
> image?
> 
> FWIW, I made a simple iso image of /boot/cdboot /kernel.gz and dd'ed
> it onto a floppy.  The loader started loading the kernel (I didn't
> bother to wait for it to finish).  So I'm wondering if something about
> the iso creation options have changed & that's what's screwing us...
> 
> Drew

I've got a 'buildrelease' script in my homedir on freefall (possibly in
public_html/scripts/) that has extra options that allow it to build ISO images. 
You basically just run mkisofs with the right options.  However, the boot
options for x86 for El Torito stuff don't apply to the alpha.  

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