Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2002 22:42:06 -0400 (EDT) From: Jeffrey Yeo <jwyeo2@yahoo.ca> To: Jim Brown <jpb@sixshooter.v6.thrupoint.net>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Creating a bootable FreeBSD kernel image? Message-ID: <20020904024206.40284.qmail@web11207.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20020903081051.GE94911@sixshooter.v6.thrupoint.net>
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There's also an article on BSD Today about building a CD bootable firewall: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/March/Features646.html --- Jim Brown <jpb@sixshooter.v6.thrupoint.net> wrote: > * Andrew P. Lentvorski <bsder@mail.allcaps.org> > [2002-09-02 20:45]: > > How do I create a bootable FreeBSD image? For example, > if I wanted to > > boot the kernel off of a floopy (yes, I know that the > FreeBSD kernel is > > larger than 1.44MB) but mount root, swap, etc. off of > hard drives? > > > > In Linux, the magic command is something like "make > bzdisk" which will > > create a bootable floopy with the kernel on it. I > don't know the > > corresponding magic from "make buildkernel" in FreeBSD, > however. > > > > Thanks, > > -a > > > > Creating a bootable CD is more useful- see a partial > description > of creating a bootable CD in the handbook at: > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/creating-cds.html > > There are also more references to this topic in the mail > archives. > > HTH, > jpb > === > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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