SUMMARY: Solaris Bootable CDROM format

Tom Plackowski (tom@cybank.net)
Tue, 22 Apr 1997 16:20:51 +1000

Thank you for the responses!

Summary of Question:
I have been directed to make a bootable CDROM for a Netra (to configure
its disks and load a preconfigured Solaris). We could even run with / on
the CDROM, if need be.

Summary of Responses:

jeffw@smoe.org (Jeff Wasilko)
> Sun Professional Services has the tools to create bootable
> CDROMs. I can hook you up with them if you're interested...

"Bert N. Shure" <bert@virtual.com>
> interesting question. you can do some customization with the floppy
> that goes along with the CD on the netra.the original netra concept is
> that the reseller/ISP makes a floppy so that the customer inserts the
> floppy and CD, powers up, and is on the internet.

We need more control: we want to partition the disks in a certain way,
load certain packages including one of our own, etc.

reynolds@acetsw.amat.com (John Reynolds)
[ info from SunOS 4.1 days; Young Minds mentioned ]

"Cheng, Bruce" <Bruce.Cheng@Aspect.com>
[ Young Minds mentioned ]

Kevin.Sheehan@uniq.com.au (Kevin Sheehan {Consulting Poster Child})
> I'd recommend either playing around with Jumpstart, or looking around
> on the CDROM in the various slices and seeing what's there. Some
> of the install scripts are instructive.

"Lau, Victoria H" <vlau@msmail2.hac.com>
> We'd made our own customized bootable Solaris 2.5.1 cdroms. We had to
> ...
> I have posted a summary ... about a year ago. The

In Summary:
Victoria emailed the details of the procedure she had used.
Thanks mainly to her, I am now in a position to customise the
boot/install. After I am happy with that, I'll attempt to write a CD
using more of Vicky's information.

Thank you all!
If you are interested, (and with Vicky's permission) I'll send you a
copy of her summary.