mounting a partition that's located inside a disk (cd) image

[Dave Andruczyk]

> you can skip the install cd, all you need is software cd's 1 and 2.  you 
> can start everything from #1, there are scripts in the Tools directory 
> call setup_install_server which copy all the files to a location on you 
> hard drive. this scripts should work in linux even though they are 
> written for solaris system. there is a script called 
> setup_install_client which is used to setup the /etc/ethers, 
> /etc/bootparams, and /tftpboot images. again these scripts expect the 
> install server to be solaris.
> 
> you should be able to mount the cdroms as iso9660. this sounds like a 
> fun excersize, if you'd like some assistance let me know!!
> 

So far not much luck.  It complains that it needs a boot image path (kernel
image?)

shrapnel Tools # ./setup_install_server  /scratch/sol/
./setup_install_server: line 1: mach: command not found
ERROR: Install boot image /mnt/cdrom/Solaris_9/Tools/Boot does not exist
       Check that boot image exists, or use [-t] to
       specify a valid boot image elsewhere.

The "mach" error is not critical. (mach is equal to "uname -p")

The "Boot" symlink on the CD points to a point higher than the cdrom mountpoint
equivalent to "/mnt/s1" if the CD was mounted at /mnt/cdrom.  Assuming it might
be present on a sun box when booted from the CD.





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Dave J. Andruczyk

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