Re: Cobalt RestoreCD/RestoreUSB based on NetBSD 5.1.2
Mike Hebel <[email protected]> Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:05:19 -0600
| Newsgroups | gmane.os.netbsd.ports.cobalt |
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On 02/11/2012 06:15 AM, Izumi Tsutsui wrote: > I wrote: > >> It seems NetBSD 5.1.1 release is pending, but binaries are there >> and it also contains telnetd vulnerability fix (which is rather >> important for restorecd), so I'd announce 5.1.1 based NetBSD/cobalt >> RestoreCD and brandnew RestoreUSB as Beta test for future 5.1.x release: > Finally NetBSD 5.1.2 has been announced, > http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/netbsd-announce/2012/02/11/msg000143.html > so I'd also like to announce 5.1.2 based > NetBSD/cobalt RestoreCD and RestoreUSB: > > http://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/arch/cobalt/restore-cd/5.1.2/ > > The only changes from 5.1.1 version are CHANGES file and 5.1.2 binaries, > so the following instructions are same as 5.1.1 ones: > > restorecd-5.1.2-20120205.iso.gz is a gzipped RestoreCD ISO9660 image > as prior releases. > > restoreusb-5.1.2-20120205.img.gz is a new "RestoreUSB" image > which has almost identical functions with RestoreCD but is > intended to be burned into USB memory sticks for USB bootable PCs. > > You can write the image using gzip(1) + dd(1) on Unix like OSes, > or you can also use "Rawrite32" utility on MS Windows: > http://www.NetBSD.org/~martin/rawrite32/index.html > > To use the RestoreUSB for cobalt installation, write the image > into>=512MB USB memory stick (or USB HDD etc.) and boot your PC > from it, then all other procedures are same as RestoreCD. > You no longer have to burn a coaster for every installation ;-) > > See also "Restore CD Howto" for actual installation procedures: > http://www.NetBSD.org/ports/cobalt/restorecd-howto.htm: > (though RestoreUSB is not mentioned yet) > and see files in .tar.gz archive for more details. > > Have fun, Sweet! And just in time for me to reload my Qube2 so it runs Simh a little cleaner. (I'm running a virtual vax on it right. Weirdness with the Simh networking but otherwise it's fine.) Needs more ram though. -- Mike If I wanted to create a universe from scratch I guess I should have ordered the apple pie.