Re: [cobalt-users] Creating OSRCD with windows

[Gerald Waugh <gwaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Monday 31 March 2003 19:59, Greg Hewitt-Long wrote:
> >On Monday 31 March 2003 16:25, Greg O'Lone wrote:
> >> As part of the process of making the OSRCD, you should be creating a
> >> .iso file. Simply select File->Record CD from CD Image... And then
> >> select the .iso file you created. You can find the procedure to create
> >> the .iso file in Bruce's excellent tutorial at:
> >>
> >> http://list.cobalt.com/pipermail/cobalt-users/2002-May/070800.html
> >
> >A refined version is here:
> >http://www.cobaltfaqs.com/wiki/index.php/CustomOSRCD
>
> This is a fairly easy to use step by step guide, but it raised a couple of
> questions - if the base OSRCD you're using required that sun OS patches be
> installed, these would normally require a reboot when installed via the GUI
> - does that matter for a custom OSRCD?
>
> ie, does the CD reboot multiple times during it's install, or does it
> simply not need to?  If this is case, how does this affect incremental
> patches?

I have built dozens of OSRCDs with all the patches and have never had a 
problem.

I did find that the 550 won't load patches from 
nfsroot-x86/bto-sync/bundles
But does load them from 
nfsroot-x86/bto-sync/updates  (IIRC its updates)
Only did a couple so the jury is still out!

Gerald
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