RE: [cobalt-developers] RE: 40GB in Qube3

["Anton Bachmayr" <anton.bachmayr@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi there,

> 
> For Cobalt updates and "pkgmaster" packages, we currently 
> install them manually, usually from our own local storage, 
> after we rebuild the RaQ but before we restore the CMU, but 
> we're studying how to integrate them into our own burns of 
> the Cobalt Restore CDs.

Having your own Restore cd's ist a cool way of keeping new raq's the
same software state as the running raqs.
We made our own scripts to put new restore cds together in a sec.


How to do it (We did it this way - i'm sure there is a better way):
First download the latest iso from sun cobalt ftp server

Then Mount it

mount -o loop,unhide -t iso9660  /home/asbach/raq4.iso /home/cobalt_img

COPY the contents of the mountpoint into a directory (eg.
/home/cobalt/cdcopy/cdrom/cobalt_img/)

Now you have your own filesystem copy of the contents of the iso image
OS updates can be put there:
/home/cobalt/cdcopy/cdrom/cobalt_img/nfsroot-x86/bto-sync/updates/
Additional software (eg. Mysql package, php package) should be put
there:
/home/cobalt/cdcopy/cdrom/cobalt_img/nfsroot-x86/bto-sync/bundles/


Then make a new bootable iso image

mkisofs -U -r -b boot/eltorito.img -c boot/boot.catalog -o
/home/asbach/raq4sebi.iso .
call it from the root dir of the iso copy (eg.
/home/cobalt/cdcopy/cdrom/cobalt_img/)

Now you have to burn the NEW iso image 
(in my case i download it to a win2k machine and burn it)
 

The is the reseach we did on our own, if there is more detailed
information on putting a restore cd together i would be happy to discuss
it.


Yours
Anton

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