2002-06-26 23:15:48 +00:00
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The FreeBSD LiveCD Tool Set main goal is allowing one to generate
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custom FreeBSD Live CDs. FreeBSD LiveCD was born as a Brazilian
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FreeBSD User Group (www.fugspbr.org) project. The objective was to
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create a tool that would allow us a safe diagnostic method under
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emergency enviroments and specially as a rescue disk where FreeBSD
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partitions could only be accessed (mounted) externally.
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What is LiveCD? Its such a simple answer, it is nothing but a set
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of patches applied to the FreeBSD Initialization files allowing the
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system to run from a CDROM, setting the best way to either mount
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under Memory File System (MFS) or Virtual Nodes (vnodes) those
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filesystems that need Write and Read access. Slices that just need
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Read access are still run from the CD.
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Can I use it to install FreeBSD? Yes, with recent revision 1.2, it
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can install a FreeBSD system without any other disks. It also support
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batch operation mode for automated installation processes.
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Is LiveCD any different from an ordinarily installed FreeBSD system?
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It is a completely functional FreeBSD system just like any ordinarily
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installed one. You will be able to both run any applications and
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mount any filesystems as any FreeBSD system would allow you.
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WWW: http://livecd.sourceforge.net/
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2003-11-24 04:42:42 +00:00
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Edson Brandi <ebrandi@fugspbr.org>
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