Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 00:35:06 -0300 From: Ulrich Peters <upeters@mindquake.com.br> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: How to create a bootable CD from an existing FreeBSD installation? Message-ID: <451724312.20020404003506@mindquake.com.br>
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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
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