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Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2004 15:34:13 +0100
From: "Devon H. O'Dell" <dodell@sitetronics.com>
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To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@cse.psu.edu>
Subject: Re: [9fans] Building a Plan 9 CD Image
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Heiko Dudzus wrote:
> Devon H. O'Dell wrote:
> 
>>Hello,
>>
>>I'm getting into work with the VESA code, and it'd be nice if, in the 
>>next couple of weeks, I'd be able to provide CD images (in ISO format, I 
>>suppose) for people to download and test out. I thought the release 
>>target in /sys/src/mkfile might have that functionality, but it doesn't 
>>appear to. Has anybody done this before; would you kind folks at Bell 
>>Labs be able to tell us how you are generating ISO snapshots?
> 
> 
> I think you could do:
> 
> disk/mk9660 -9cj -b bootdisk.img -p /sys/lib/sysconfig/proto/portproto -s / image.iso
> 
> I am not sure, if they do not use another protofile in fact. However,
> it comes down to use mk9660(8) with a suitable proto file. (And
> portproto looks as a good point to start)
> 
> The bootdisk.img has to be listed in the proto file.
> 
> You get an image of a bootdisk with disk/format (as described in prep(8))

Wow, support on Christmas Eve! I'm impressed :)

Thanks Heiko and Tiit for the help. I think I can figure it out from here.

Kind regards,

Devon H. O'Dell