Bootable CD with Custom Kernel

[Mike Tancsa]

On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 13:24:34 -0400, in sentex.lists.freebsd.questions
you wrote:

>
>
>check out (sysutils/freesbie) from port collection.

As well as /usr/src/tools/tools/nanobsd.  Instead of a CD, we do it
via USB key.

	---Mike


>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
>[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org]On Behalf Of
>jhall at vandaliamo.net
>Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 11:30 AM
>To: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
>Subject: Bootable CD with Custom Kernel
>
>
>Is it possible to create a bootable CD with a custom kernel for
>FreeBSD?
>
>I maintain several servers in remote locations  and rather than
>drive
>whenever there is an update, I would prefer to just simply send the
>offices a bootable CD with the new software.  So, all they would
>have to
>do is restart the server with the new CD and the software/operating
>system/whatever is updated.
>
>On the CD I can see having the kernel, /sbin and /bin directories,
>with
>the remainder of the directories (i.e. /var, /etc, etc.) remaining
>on the
>hard drive.
>
>I'd appreciate any direction anyone can give me regarding this.
>
>Thanks in advance for your assistance.
>
>
>Jay
>
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