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authorTed Unangst <tedu@cvs.openbsd.org>2014-02-27 20:11:26 +0000
committerTed Unangst <tedu@cvs.openbsd.org>2014-02-27 20:11:26 +0000
commit0483e942995d975b68f51bf764426454aeaa72c5 (patch)
treeada045c44d257c04dec42fc164b90b9afb5beb8a /distrib/notes
parent233a5e843ef5be1853f61d8dd7c4a36aab0d4e09 (diff)
some basic notes on how to create a CD-ROM from an iso
Diffstat (limited to 'distrib/notes')
-rw-r--r--distrib/notes/amd64/xfer4
-rw-r--r--distrib/notes/i386/xfer4
-rw-r--r--distrib/notes/m4.common20
3 files changed, 25 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/distrib/notes/amd64/xfer b/distrib/notes/amd64/xfer
index 4636cba3876..40a012f2f18 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/amd64/xfer
+++ b/distrib/notes/amd64/xfer
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dnl $OpenBSD: xfer,v 1.12 2014/02/27 19:33:51 tedu Exp $
+dnl $OpenBSD: xfer,v 1.13 2014/02/27 20:11:25 tedu Exp $
Installation is supported from several media types, including:
CD-ROM
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ disk (1.44MB required). Failing that, if your computer supports PXE, you
can prepare a server to start the install across the network, but you will
still need the install sets available on one of the above media types.
+OpenBSDXferCDROM
+
OpenBSDXferFloppyFromDOS
OpenBSDXferFloppyFromUNIX
diff --git a/distrib/notes/i386/xfer b/distrib/notes/i386/xfer
index 1f82c255968..24a2696e623 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/i386/xfer
+++ b/distrib/notes/i386/xfer
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dnl $OpenBSD: xfer,v 1.31 2014/02/27 19:33:51 tedu Exp $
+dnl $OpenBSD: xfer,v 1.32 2014/02/27 20:11:25 tedu Exp $
Installation is supported from several media types, including:
CD-ROM
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ disk (1.44MB required). Failing that, if your computer supports PXE, you
can prepare a server to start the install across the network, but you will
still need the install sets available on one of the above media types.
+OpenBSDXferCDROM
+
OpenBSDXferFloppyFromDOS
OpenBSDXferFloppyFromUNIX
diff --git a/distrib/notes/m4.common b/distrib/notes/m4.common
index 1b569934a2f..99886d5ec7b 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/m4.common
+++ b/distrib/notes/m4.common
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
dnl
-dnl $OpenBSD: m4.common,v 1.106 2014/02/27 19:42:28 tedu Exp $
+dnl $OpenBSD: m4.common,v 1.107 2014/02/27 20:11:25 tedu Exp $
dnl
dnl Copyright (c) 2004 Todd T. Fries <todd@OpenBSD.org>
dnl
@@ -927,6 +927,24 @@ a user has, the intent is to provide some way that will be practical.-:})dnl
dnl
dnl Various floppy generation instructions.
dnl
+define({:-OpenBSDXferCDROM-:},
+{:-Creating a bootable CD-ROM:
+
+ First you need to get access to the OpenBSD bootable CD-ROM (ISO)
+ images. They can be found on one of the FTP or HTTP mirrors. Two
+ files are available, install{:--:}OSrev.iso which contains all of
+ the sets needed for installation, and a smaller cd{:--:}OSrev.iso
+ which contains just the installer, for a network install.
+
+ Windows 7 users should be able to do this by right clicking on the
+ install{:--:}OSrev.iso file and clicking burn to CD.
+
+ OpenBSD users should be able to do this with the cdio command.
+ "cdio tao install{:--:}OSrev.iso"
+
+ Users of other operating systems should consult the
+ appropriate documentation.-:})dnl
+dnl
define({:-OpenBSDXferFloppyFromDOS-:},
{:-Creating a bootable floppy disk using Windows: