Re: jumpstart without a bootserver?

From: David Magda (dmagda+trace030930_at_ee.ryerson.ca)
Date: 10/12/03 

Date: 12 Oct 2003 13:30:18 -0400

"Bill Duncan" <william.duncan@fmr.com> writes:
[...]
> Any tips on hacking up a custom cd? What I would like it to do is
> to boot the miniroot, query enough info (hostname, ip, network)
> that it would have enough to get to the jumpstart server to do the
> install.

"Solaris Bare-Metal Recovery from a Specialized CD-ROM"

http://www.usenix.org/events/lisa2001/tech/full_papers/amatangelo/amatangelo_html

"Burning a bootable CDRom for Solaris"

 http://www.lka.ch/projects/solcdburn/solcdburn.html

"SUMMARY: How to build a Solaris bootable CDROM"

 http://www.uni-koeln.de/rrzk/Abt-Systeme/sun/infos/SUN-MANAGERS//1998/Februar-html/msg00015.html

I haven't had a chance to try any of these yet, but they should be a
good starting point. 

-- 
David Magda <dmagda at ee.ryerson.ca>, http://www.magda.ca/
Because the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under
the old conditions, and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well 
under the new. -- Niccolo Machiavelli, _The Prince_, Chapter VI

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