Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 10:05:45 -0700 From: <dteske@FreeBSD.org> To: "'Rick Miller'" <vmiller@hostileadmin.com> Cc: dteske@FreeBSD.org, 'FreeBSD Questions' <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: FreeBSD 10 custom bootonly ISO error Message-ID: <024701cf4aa7$f68be1b0$e3a3a510$@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <CAHzLAVHs=2n3xcR7jeiDx-foGsrXzd=t-fOe3y23%2BK4OUpdh-w@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAHzLAVHs=2n3xcR7jeiDx-foGsrXzd=t-fOe3y23%2BK4OUpdh-w@mail.gmail.com>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rick Miller [mailto:vmiller@hostileadmin.com]
> Sent: Friday, March 28, 2014 8:40 AM
> To: FreeBSD Questions
> Subject: FreeBSD 10 custom bootonly ISO error
>
> 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/
--
Devin
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