On Thu, Feb 07, 2002 at 06:44:21PM -0600, José A. Guzmán wrote: > Chris Zubrzycki wrote: > > >very good idea, but I was wonering if anyone one the list has every > >made a custom boot cd, with specific packages and a custom kernel > >image/modules (xfs support, etc.) > > > I've done some work on mass-installing debian for a lab here, what I've > come up to now is a modified set of boot floppies, (which someday I'll > 'port' into a CD :). Basically a rescue floppy with a custom kernel with > all netcards that we have compiled in, and a modified root floppy (added
Why do people still compile the drivers in to a kernel? This makes your kernel application specific and not re-usable for anyone else with a different setup. Why not use initrd and a modular kernel? > mkreiserfs and wget) with an init script that does the following: > > -prompt for IP or DHCP. > -set up networking > -invoke fdisk to partition manually or use 'auto partition'*. I find cfdisk infinitely more "friendly". It might be a little bigger tho... > -create swap and filesystem (using reiser here), mount/swapon 'em. [...] -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ABO: finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] for more info, including pgp key ----------------------------------------------------------------------
