Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 09:34:29 -0700 From: <dteske@FreeBSD.org> To: "'Rick Miller'" <vmiller@hostileadmin.com>, "'Devin Teske'" <dteske@freebsd.org> Cc: 'FreeBSD Questions' <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: FreeBSD 10 custom bootonly ISO error Message-ID: <066f01cf4cff$178e0ab0$46aa2010$@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <CAHzLAVEPFUc8XDcjfp-OvMQnidM4fKfZybt4ZqnR8N8sv7%2B9HQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAHzLAVHs=2n3xcR7jeiDx-foGsrXzd=t-fOe3y23%2BK4OUpdh-w@mail.gmail.com> <024701cf4aa7$f68be1b0$e3a3a510$@FreeBSD.org> <CAHzLAVEPFUc8XDcjfp-OvMQnidM4fKfZybt4ZqnR8N8sv7%2B9HQ@mail.gmail.com>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rick Miller [mailto:vmiller@hostileadmin.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 7:33 AM
> To: Devin Teske
> Cc: FreeBSD Questions
> Subject: Re: FreeBSD 10 custom bootonly ISO error
>
> On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 1:05 PM, <dteske@freebsd.org> wrote:
>
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I will customize the FreeBSD 10 bootonly ISO to perform a
> > non-interactive,
> > > automated OS installation. The initial ISO was built via release.sh
> > > and
> > was
> > > successfully tested for boot functionality prior to touching
> > > ${CHROOTDIR}/usr/obj/usr/src/release/bootonly/etc/installerconfig
> > > and running mkisofs on bootonly/ generating a new bootonly ISO.
> > >
> > > NOTE: mkisofs command used: mkisofs -R -no-emul-boot -b boot/cdboot
> > > -o bootonly.iso bootonly
> > >
> > > Booting the new ISO via a vmware 5.x VM resulted in an error
> > > mounting the filesystem[1] (see image in reference [1]). Manually
> > > entering the "mount from" here[2] (cd9660:/dev/cd0) resulted in the
> > > system continuing to boot into bsdinstall as expected.
> > >
> > > The error appears to suggest using /dev/acd0, despite the the first
> > > line
> > in the
> > > output of bootonly_iso_error.png suggesting the CD-ROM device is
> > > actually /dev/cd0. I'm inclined to believe I missed a step normally
> > > performed
> > during
> > > execution of release.sh (such as editing
> > > bootonly/boot/defaults/loader.conf), but have been unable to
> > > ascertain what. Any feedback or clues would be greatly appreciated.
> > >
> > > [1] http://www.hostileadmin.com/images/bootonly_iso_error.png
> > > [2] http://www.hostileadmin.com/images/bootonly_iso_cdboot.png
> > >
> >
> > You didn't give the ISO a label. It actually doesn't look for cd0 nor
> > acd0 but FREEBSD_INSTALL label which ends up in /dev/iso9660/
> >
>
> I regenerated the ISO using "-V FREEBSD_INSTALL" and "-volset
> FREEBSD_INSTALL", neither of which produced a result beyond the original
> error. Thoughts?
>
My bad, it appears to be camel-case "FreeBSD_Install". See lines 205-212 of
http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/head/release/Makefile?revision=262505&view=ma
rkup
--
Devin
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