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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.mira.net.au!inquo!news.seinf.abb.se!nooft.abb.no!Norway.EU.net!nntp.uio.no!news.cais.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!docws001!ottnews!tomqnx.tomqnx.com!tom From: Tom Torrance at home <tom@tomqnx.com> Subject: Re: How to access CDROM on existing system?? In-Reply-To: <4q408i$eca@tzlink.j51.com> X-Nntp-Posting-Host: 159.249.8.221 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.93.960617202801.499F-100000@tomqnx.tomqnx.com> Sender: usenet@ottnews.shl.com (News Administrator) Organization: SHL Systemhouse Inc. (Ottawa) References: <4q408i$eca@tzlink.j51.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 00:45:52 GMT Lines: 40 On Mon, 17 Jun 1996, k wrote: > I installed Freebsd from floppies originally, but now I'd like to add > some software via the cdrom. The cdrom itself should be compatible but > is obviously not being set up in the kernel. How do Install it? > > Thanks > > Ken mkdir /cdrom mount -t cd9660 -o ro /dev/your_device /cdrom (To extract packages) su root cd /cdrom/packages /sbin/pkg_manage (to save the room taken by all the source tree- use CD-ROM #2) rm -rf /usr/src /usr/X11R6/bin/lndir /cdrom/usr/src /usr/src cd /usr/src make world etc. A HACK to access the CD-ROM using the fixit floppy (where the support sucks). mkdir /sbin ln -s /mnt2/stand/mount_cd9660 /sbin/mount_cd9660 ln -s /mnt2/stand/mount_cd9660 /sbin/mount_mount_cd9660 mount -t mount_cd9660 -o ro /dev/your_device /mnt2/mnt1 Follow the above exactly until they fix the fixit floppy. Similar gyrations would be required for NFS, etc. Have fun! -- tom@tomqnx.com Tom Torrance 27 Dayton Cr., Nepean Ont., Canada K2H 7N8 My opinions are personal, and not those of my employer.