Subject: Re: misc/18629: New entry for General FAQ
To: Julio Merino <jmmv@menta.net>
From: Bang Jun-Young <junyoung@mogua.com>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 10/24/2002 03:49:10
On Sat, Oct 12, 2002 at 12:19:23PM +0200, Julio Merino wrote:
> +<ol>
> +  <li>Start by setting up a new vnode, "pointing" to the ISO file:
> +      <p>
> +      <tt><b># vnconfig -c vnd0 ~/mycd.iso</b></tt>
> +  <li>Now, mount the vnode:
> +      <p>
> +      <tt><b># mount -t cd9660 /dev/vnd0c /mnt</b></tt>
> +  <li>Yeah, image contents appear under <tt>/mnt</tt>! Go to that
> +      directory and explore the image.
> +  <li>When you are happy, you have to umount the image:
> +      <p>
> +      <tt><b># umount /mnt</b></tt>
> +  <li>And at last, deconfigure the vnode:
> +      <p>
> +      <tt><b># vnconfig -u vnd0</b></tt>
> +</ol>
> +
> +<p>
> +Note that these steps can also be used for any kind of file that
> +contains a filesystem, not just ISO images.
> +
> +<p>
> +See the vnd(4) and vnconfig(8) manpages for more information.
> +

This is already described in www.netbsd.org/Documentation/bootcd.html...

Jun-Young

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