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I sent this to the user mailing list but maybe dev is better. Hoping |
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someone can help me. :) |
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-Chad- |
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> From: Chad M. Stewart <cms@××××××.com> |
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> To: gentoo-user@g.o |
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> Subject: [gentoo-user] creating boot cdrom (for full automatic install) |
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> Date: 09 Jun 2002 15:04:39 -0400 |
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> I'm working on creating a fully customized and automatic install of |
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> Gentoo Linux. Right now I have to hit enter about 5 times if I boot off |
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> of the default cdrom (16M iso). I'm trying to recreate the boot cd, but |
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> am having problems. |
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> # ls -la |
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> total 7956 |
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> drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Jun 9 14:53 . |
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> drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Jun 9 14:37 .. |
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> dr-xr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jun 9 14:35 isolinux |
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> -r--r--r-- 1 root root 8119004 Jun 9 14:14 stage1-ix86-1.1a.tbz2 |
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> # mkisofs -b isolinux/kernel -f -o ../chad-gentoo-boot-cd-1.iso . |
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> Size of boot image is 2212 sectors -> mkisofs: Error - boot image './isolinux/kernel' is not the an allowable size. |
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> # file isolinux/kernel isolinux/kernel: x86 boot sector |
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> I've rebuilt RedHat CDs before, to compare I did a file on their boot |
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> image and found the following. |
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> # file dosutils/autoboot/cdboot.img x86 boot sector, system SYSLINUX, FAT (12 bit) |
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> Anyone know how I might rebuild the Gentoo boot cd? |
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> Thank you for any help, |
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> Chad |
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