Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 07:52:01 +0200 From: "Ruben de Groot" <ruben@1729.net> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: "Ulrich Peters" <upeters@mindquake.com.br> Subject: Re: How to create a bootable CD from an existing FreeBSD installation? Message-ID: <004d01c1db9c$d7ed0360$0801a8c0@lan.1729.net> References: <451724312.20020404003506@mindquake.com.br>
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Use vnconfig(8) to mount the boot.flp image on a temporary filesystem. Then replace the kernel in the boot image with your own custom kernel. Hope this helps. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ulrich Peters" <upeters@mindquake.com.br> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 5:35 AM Subject: How to create a bootable CD from an existing FreeBSD installation? > Hello, > > I have seen this question before, and nobody answered. I am having > the same problem as other users. > > Currently using the FreeBSD Mall 4CD set of version 4.5, I made a new > install of FreeBSD and followed the instructions found in the > handbook. Those instructions seem to be or inaccurate, or wrong, > because they don't work. > > When executing the command > > # mkisofs -U -R -b boot/cdboot -o /tmp/bootable.iso / > > one gets the following error message: > > Size of boot image is 4 sectors -> > mkisofs: Error - boot image '/boot/cdboot' is not the an allowable size. > > If I use the boot.flp found on the CD set as boot image, the CD can > be used, however it starts the interactive install instead of the > existing install, and the generic kernel instead of my own. In short, > it doesn't work. > > Can anybody tell me how to create a working and bootable ISO image of > an existing FreeBSD installation? Where can I find the information? I > already looked at the mkisofs author's page, but there is almost > nothing at all said about FreeBSD. > Or does anybody know where to direct this question to, to get an > answer? Who is this Mike Meyer guy who wrote the chapter of the > handbook, how to get updated info? > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Ulrich > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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