On 7/24/07, Bruce Caruthers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi, all. Given my "special-case" system (DG965WH), I am trying to make a custom boot CD based off the original 6.2-RELEASE/amd64 install disc in case I ever need to login to fix it (such as when I had to do a partial reinstall when I made a typo in one of the loader files). I have replaced /boot/kernel with one with Antony's marvell patch built into it, and have added the hint.acpi.0.disabled="1" to /boot/device.hints, so it should all boot, which gives me a safe reinstall option. But... How do I make it simply boot to a login or command line? I can't seem to find where it jumps to sysinstall so I can disable that. Apologies if i missed something obvious. I tried following the boot procedure through the *.4th files, but the last time I programmed in Forth was in one of the original MUDs (i.e. ages ago) and I wasn't an expert in it even then. Thanks! -bkc
You might look into FreeSBIE (available in the ports collection under ./ports/sysutils/freesbie). To quote the package description file: "...The FreeSBIE port is a collection of scripts which help a user to create CDs/DVDs containing a complete operating system based on FreeBSD. It is used as "live-cd" and boots straight from CD...Creation of the CDs/DVDs is completely dialog based as well as building and installing of packages..." If memory serves me correctly, it supports the ability to specify a custom kernel to use and packages you wish to have installed in the ISO file it constructs from your existing installed system. It's worth looking at, even if just to see what makes it tick under the hood. -Modulok- _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
