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From: us@microtronic.de (Ulf Schmidt)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: howto creat a boot floppy w/ network support
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 96 12:54:12 GMT
Organization: MicroTronic GmbH
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Hi there,
I still don't quite get it. Joerg has mailed me and suggested to take a look
at the newfs manuals. I've done that, but I still don't see a way to get a set
of boot floppies in order to have network connectivity. So here are more
questions:
- If I setup a new kernel config file and use fd0 as the boot device, the
kernel still install on my harddrive if I type make install. I think this is
strange.
- How could I manually install the kernel on a floppy?
- What commands are necessary to create a boot- and a root floppy?
I think there should be a FAQ or howto for this, or doesn't anyone else need
an emergency backup routine?
Thanks for all the help so far.
Regards, Ulf
In article <3218F9BF.59E2B600@whistle.com>, Julian Elischer
<julian@whistle.com> wrote:
>J Wunsch wrote:
>>
>> ulf@netcom.com (Ulf Schmidt) wrote:
>>
>> > now that I sucessfully installed 2.1.5R, I want to create a boot
>> > floppy w/ as much system information as possible. Some binaries
>> > like tar and gzip would be good, and network support also.
>
>
>> If you prefer, you can also prepare a separate UFS floppy, with just
>> the file /kernel on it (this may be a customized kernel then), and
>> once the kernel has been loaded, you swap floppies and insert a root
>> file system floppy with everything you think should be there. The
>> least files you need are /sbin/init, /bin/sh, /dev/console, and (i
>> think) an empty /etc/spwd.db to prevent complaints. Everything else
>> is up to you.
>
>there is an easier way Joerg.. see below.
>
>
>> The crunchgen program should be a big help for you in creating a
>> binary with much stuff in it for a good bang per byte ratio. Have a
>> look at /usr/src/release/Makefile for how to use crunchgen.
>
>If you have done a "make world" then you can go to
>/usr/src/release
>type "make sysinstall" (I think it';s there
>and then go to
>/usr/src/release/floppies and make the various floppies offered there
>(just type "make")
>make a copy of one of the subdirs and edit to
>your own configuration...
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