Re: How to build a bootable ISO for sparc64?
Brad <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.os.openbsd.sparc |
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On Wednesday 08 July 2009 16:21:43 Richard Mueller wrote: > Hy Paul... Look at src/distrib/sparc64/iso/Makefile for tips as to how to build your own ISO image. > thanks for taking time to answer my questions. > > Maybe I expressed it in a wrong way: > > I don't like to boot from disk (even if the system is installed and > running) I just want to bring the kernel on CD, but having the root > filesystem on disk (or on USB-Stick). > > This is intended more as a hack, because my OpenBoot does not support > Boot from USB. > > Therfore I had to find a "place" where my kernel can be loaded, when > my Filesystems are on a USB-Stick. > > I know its quite weird, but I dont want to have disks in this box at > the end. > > Thanks again for some tips. > > Richard > > > On Wed, Jul 08, 2009 at 08:50:05PM +0200, Richard Mueller wrote: > > | Hy folks... > > | > > | I want to build a bootable CD for booting my custom kernel > > | in a Sun Fire 210 (Ultrasparc III), but I do not exactly know > > | how. > > | > > | Using google and reading manpages did not really help. Maybe > > | some of you can help me with that issue. > > | > > | I have got a running OpenBSD 4.5 Installation on the Sun Fire 210, > > | but the kernel is loaded from disk, which is not suitiable for my > > | purposes. > > > > The bootprom in your machine knows how to read the filesystem on the > > CD. Just insert your 4.5 CD, halt your current operating system (do > > not reboot). You'll end up in boot prom, at an 'ok' prompt. Here you > > type 'boot cdrom' to boot from cd and off you go. Read the > > INSTALL.sparc64 document for more details. These fine documents > > actually contain this sort of information :) > > > > Cheers, > > > > Paul 'WEiRD' de Weerd > > -- > Richard M|ller > Geschdftsf|hrer > > team(ix) GmbH > Solide IT-Infrastruktur > Suedwestpark 35 > 90449 Nuernberg > > fon: +49 (911) 30999- 0 > fax: +49 (911) 30999-99 > mail: [email protected] > web: http://www.teamix.de > vcf: http://www.teamix.de/vcf/rm.vcf > gpg: 296C 0BAF 8FC8 DCE2 99BD > 5777 FA73 ECDC F9F1 8FF7 > > Amtsgericht N|rnberg, HRB 18320 > Geschdftsf|hrer: Oliver K|gow, Richard M|ller -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.