Ewald Jenisch wrote:
Hi,
I need to build my own ISO-install-CD for FreeBSD 6.2. Is this
possible (given an up-to-date /usr/src tree)?
IIRC, you actually need a CVS tree outside of /usr/src, unless your
/usr/src is actually a repo copy of the CVS tree. It's been a while, so
maybe I'm wrong on that.
If yes, how?
I did this once, back after 6.0, for the experience as much as anything
I can remember now. I don't seem to find any notes, however.
release(7) is the canonical reference, and you should be able to do this
after a fairly thorough study of same.
Will this process build build a "mini"-CD or a full "Disc1"?
It depends on what you tell it to do. If MAKE_ISOS is defined, you will
get all of the ISO's that are built with any standard release. I don't
know if there are any variables to control *which* of the ISO's might be
omitted, etc. I'm thinking maybe not, but IANAE.
Can this "home-brewn" install-CD be used instead of the Disc1 of the
6.2 CD-set when installing a machine from scratch?
I don't see why not, as that is what it is designed for. We used
"OurCompany-6.0-RELEASE" on a few servers back then.
Will it prompt for the second CD containing the various
packages?
It should behave as any other of the FBSD CDs, providing you follow the
instructions and burn the CD correctly.
Thanks in advance for any clue,
-ewald
PS: Just for explanation: The original 6.2 install-CDs don't support a
specific NIC I've got in my blade-systems. A new-version of the
corresponding driver has already been submitted though. In order to
avoid the "chicken-and-egg-problem" (i.e. can't update the source
since the machine can't connect to the net when installed via the
original 6.2 CDs) I thought about building a custom 6.2 CD install set
from a machine that has up-to-date 6.2 sources.
A good reason to give it a try, I suppose. The Friendly manual is what
you need, plus a bit of time for reading/planning and a fairly fast
build machine --- or a *lot* of time on a slower box. Happy release(7)-ing!
Kevin Kinsey
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1 + 1 = 3, for large values of 1.
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