FreeBSD 10 custom bootonly ISO error

[Rick Miller]

On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 12:34 PM, <dteske at freebsd.org> wrote:

>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rick Miller [mailto:vmiller at hostileadmin.com]
> > Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 7:33 AM
> > To: Devin Teske
> > Cc: FreeBSD Questions
> > Subject: Re: FreeBSD 10 custom bootonly ISO error
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 1:05 PM, <dteske at freebsd.org> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > > Hi all,
> > > >
> > > > I will customize the FreeBSD 10 bootonly ISO to perform a
> > > non-interactive,
> > > > automated OS installation.  The initial ISO was built via release.sh
> > > > and
> > > was
> > > > successfully tested for boot functionality prior to touching
> > > > ${CHROOTDIR}/usr/obj/usr/src/release/bootonly/etc/installerconfig
> > > > and running mkisofs on bootonly/ generating a new bootonly ISO.
> > > >
> > > > NOTE: mkisofs command used: mkisofs -R -no-emul-boot -b boot/cdboot
> > > > -o bootonly.iso bootonly
> > > >
> > > > Booting the new ISO via a vmware 5.x VM resulted in an error
> > > > mounting the filesystem[1] (see image in reference [1]).  Manually
> > > > entering the "mount from" here[2] (cd9660:/dev/cd0) resulted in the
> > > > system continuing to boot into bsdinstall as expected.
> > > >
> > > > The error appears to suggest using /dev/acd0, despite the the first
> > > > line
> > > in the
> > > > output of bootonly_iso_error.png suggesting the CD-ROM device is
> > > > actually /dev/cd0.  I'm inclined to believe I missed a step normally
> > > > performed
> > > during
> > > > execution of release.sh (such as editing
> > > > bootonly/boot/defaults/loader.conf), but have been unable to
> > > > ascertain what.  Any feedback or clues would be greatly appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > [1] http://www.hostileadmin.com/images/bootonly_iso_error.png
> > > > [2] http://www.hostileadmin.com/images/bootonly_iso_cdboot.png
> > > >
> > >
> > > You didn't give the ISO a label. It actually doesn't look for cd0 nor
> > > acd0 but FREEBSD_INSTALL label which ends up in /dev/iso9660/
> > >
> >
> > I regenerated the ISO using "-V FREEBSD_INSTALL" and "-volset
> > FREEBSD_INSTALL", neither of which produced a result beyond the original
> > error.  Thoughts?
> >
>
> My bad, it appears to be camel-case "FreeBSD_Install". See lines 205-212 of
>
> http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/head/release/Makefile?revision=262505&view=ma
> rkup
>
>

I assumed caps was the correct syntax based on something found in the
archives that suggests this[1], but using "FreeBSD_Install" failed as well.

[1] http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-amd64/2013-April/015251.html


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Take care
Rick Miller