In a galaxy not too far away, Robfrank spoke on Sun, Nov 12, 2000 at 12:58:30AM +0000: > I would like to create an instalation CD from my archived packages in > /var/cache/apt/archives. > > What I have tried is to create a bootable CD with the 2.88mb recue.bin and > include a directory of all of my .debs and base_2.2.tgz. It boots into the > installer fine, but it breaks when it asks for kernel and modules. > > How can I get the installer to install the kernel from the bootable CD and > then install drivers? > > My installation was done, initially about a year and a half ago, by modem with > floppies and dselect. There has got to be a way to restore or recreate a > system by > CD. I have tried and searched and you guys are my last resort. > have you tried the package debian-cd? its normally used to make full installation cds from a mirror, but AFAIK it allows you to select the packages that go on the cds (via selecting tasks, i'm only using COMPLETE=1). maybe you can use it for your purposes.
i know that's not much, but possibly it points you in the right direction. greets, /stefan. > > Robert Frank > > -- > Some changes are so slow, you don't notice them. Others are so fast, > they don't notice you. > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > >