From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Dec 12 16:38: 4 2000 From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 12 16:38:02 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from gumby.usu.edu (gumby.usu.edu [129.123.1.117]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5731437B400 for ; Tue, 12 Dec 2000 16:38:02 -0800 (PST) Received: from [129.123.1.184] ("port 1372"@buffy.usu.edu [129.123.1.184]) by cc.usu.edu (PMDF V5.2-32 #39375) with ESMTP id <01JXMIOYRPVQ96WVGS@cc.usu.edu> for freebsd-questions@freeBSD.org; Tue, 12 Dec 2000 17:38:33 MST Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 17:37:55 -0700 From: Hal Lynch Subject: Boot CD of running system X-Sender: hal@cc.usu.edu (Unverified) To: freebsd-questions@freeBSD.org Message-id: MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG I am putting together a 'surf station'. Non-volatile files are to be on CD-Rom: / /etc /usr. Volatile files will be on a hard disk: swap /var. I have read the Torito specs. I have installed mkisofs. I have surfed for hints on the web. I have scoured the FreeBSD sight for hints. So far not a lot of luck!? I have configured a RUNNING system, created an iso image, and burned several cd's. Most of them booted, but all tried to put me into the installation process. Not good. I DON'T want to make an install cd, I buy those. I want to make a bootable cd of a running/configured system. The only boot program I could find to put on the cd that would actually allow the cd to boot was boot.flp, which of course plunges me into the install. Does anyone have a clue for the clueless? I have just subscribed to this group so it might be safer to send responses to: hal@cc.usu.edu for a while until the mail starts to flow. Assuming of course someone will deign to give me a pointer or two. hal To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message