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Re: [cobalt-users] [550] Custom OSRCD too large
- Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] [550] Custom OSRCD too large
- From: Gerald Waugh <gwaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat Feb 28 03:41:00 2004
- List-id: Mailing list for users to share thoughts on Sun Cobalt products. <cobalt-users.list.cobalt.com>
On Sat, 28 Feb 2004, Gerald Waugh wrote:
> On Fri, 27 Feb 2004, Salzer, Tom wrote:
>
> > I followed the great instructions from Bruce at
> > http://www.cobaltfaqs.com/doc/wiki.pl?CustomOSRCD to build a custom OSRCD
> > for a RaQ 550 with all 49 updates...but it is too large for a single CD. I
> > can only get the first 30 or so packages on the OSRCD. Suggestions?
> >
> > I'm using a Debian (Woody) machine for mkisofs and cdrecord.
>
> Remove nfsroot-x86/bto-sync/tools directory
--- a little more ---
this removes the ROM utilities, so use the regular CD with the tools
directory to upgrade the ROM, when you get the prompt for "power down"
reboot the PC using the CD without ROM utilities, but does have the
patches.
Gerald
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