From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 26 00:43:16 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D9A0016A4CE for ; Tue, 26 Apr 2005 00:43:16 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smarthost2.sentex.ca (smarthost2.sentex.ca [205.211.164.50]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B47443D55 for ; Tue, 26 Apr 2005 00:43:16 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Received: from BLUELAPIS.sentex.ca (cage.simianscience.com [64.7.134.1]) by smarthost2.sentex.ca (8.13.3/8.13.3) with SMTP id j3Q0hFeb018552; Mon, 25 Apr 2005 20:43:15 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) From: Mike Tancsa To: jhall@vandaliamo.net Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 20:43:21 -0400 Message-ID: <3j3r611f8enbmqct8ckgmha5q0ulbvsqju@4ax.com> References: <61857.12.170.206.13.1114443011.squirrel@admintool.trueband.net> In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Forte Agent 1.93/32.576 English (American) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Bootable CD with Custom Kernel X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 00:43:17 -0000 On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 13:24:34 -0400, in sentex.lists.freebsd.questions you wrote: > > >check out (sysutils/freesbie) from port collection. As well as /usr/src/tools/tools/nanobsd. Instead of a CD, we do it via USB key. ---Mike >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of >jhall@vandaliamo.net >Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 11:30 AM >To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Subject: Bootable CD with Custom Kernel > > >Is it possible to create a bootable CD with a custom kernel for >FreeBSD? > >I maintain several servers in remote locations and rather than >drive >whenever there is an update, I would prefer to just simply send the >offices a bootable CD with the new software. So, all they would >have to >do is restart the server with the new CD and the software/operating >system/whatever is updated. > >On the CD I can see having the kernel, /sbin and /bin directories, >with >the remainder of the directories (i.e. /var, /etc, etc.) remaining >on the >hard drive. > >I'd appreciate any direction anyone can give me regarding this. > >Thanks in advance for your assistance. > > >Jay > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to >"freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to = "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -------------------------------------------------------- Mike Tancsa, Sentex communications http://www.sentex.net Providing Internet Access since 1994 mike@sentex.net, (http://www.tancsa.com)