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**Contents** |
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# Building NetBSD installation media |
# Building NetBSD installation media |
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## Creating custom install or boot floppies for your architecture e.g. i386 |
## Creating custom install or boot floppies for your architecture e.g. i386 |
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2. The next step is to create the ramdisk that gets embedded into the kernel. |
2. The next step is to create the ramdisk that gets embedded into the kernel. |
The ramdisk contains a filesystem with whatever tools are needed, usually |
The ramdisk contains a filesystem with whatever tools are needed, usually |
[init(8)](http://netbsd.gw.com/cgi-bin/man-cgi?init+8+NetBSD-5.0.1+i386) and |
[[!template id=man name="init" section="8"]] and |
some tools like sysinst, |
some tools like sysinst, |
[ls(1)](http://netbsd.gw.com/cgi-bin/man-cgi?ls+1+NetBSD-5.0.1+i386), etc. |
[[!template id=man name="ls" section="1"]], etc. |
To create the standard ramdisk, run `make` in the |
To create the standard ramdisk, run `make` in the |
`src/distrib/i386/ramdisks/ramdisk-big` directory (for NetBSD 3.x: |
`src/distrib/i386/ramdisks/ramdisk-big` directory (for NetBSD 3.x: |
`src/distrib/i386/floppies/ramdisk-big`). |
`src/distrib/i386/floppies/ramdisk-big`). |
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Creating custom install or boot CDs is easy with `build.sh`. The NetBSD base |
Creating custom install or boot CDs is easy with `build.sh`. The NetBSD base |
system includes the |
system includes the |
[makefs(8)](http://netbsd.gw.com/cgi-bin/man-cgi?makefs+8+NetBSD-current) |
[[!template id=man name="makefs" section="8"]] |
tool for creating filesystems. This tool is used to create iso-images. Creating |
tool for creating filesystems. This tool is used to create iso-images. Creating |
iso-images includes these tasks: |
iso-images includes these tasks: |
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