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NAME

       bootcdwrite - build a bootcd image from a running system

SYNOPSIS

       bootcdwrite [-s] [-c <config_directory>] [-only_floppy]

DESCRIPTION

       bootcdwrite is used to write a standard Linux Installation to cd. The Installation must fit on one CD. It
       is possible to copy a system mounted per NFS to a local CD writer. It is also possible to only create  an
       image of the CD for later use.

       It  is  important that the kernel can access the cdrom on the system, where you want to boot from the CD,
       without having to load any modules. (Because to load modules from CD, the kernel must have access  to  CD
       before). If this is not the case you have first to create a new kernel with CD-support built in.

       If  something  goes  wrong  with  bootcdwrite,  the user will be given the chance to correct the problem.
       bootcdwrite starts many commands. If a command exits with an exit code != 0, or  if  a  command  produces
       unknown  output  on  stdout or stderr, the command and the output will be shown to the user.  He gets the
       option to exit, retry the failed command, or to ignore the failed command.

OPTIONS

       -s     means silent and canbe used to to disable interactive questions and to try to ignore errors.

       -c config_directory
              change the default path of the directory including the configuration (/etc/bootcd).

       -only_floppy
              only a bootfloppy (to boot an existing bootcd) has to be created.

       Currently no other options can be specified on command line. All configuration
              has to be done in the config files.

FILES

       /etc/bootcd/bootcdwrite.conf
              Configuration for bootcdwrite.

       /var/spool/bootcd/
              Here the image of the CD which will be created will be stored temporarily by bootcdwrite.  WARNING
              -  You  need  a  lot  of  disk-space  here.  You  can  change  this  location with variable VAR in
              bootcdwrite.conf.

SEE ALSO

       Documentation in bootcdwrite.conf
       bootcdwrite.conf(5), bootcd(1), bootcdflopcp(1), bootcd2disk(1)

AUTHOR

       This manual page was written by Bernd Schumacher <bernd.schumacher@hpe.com>,  for  the  Debian  GNU/Linux
       system (but may be used by others).

                                          Wed Feb 23 00:00:00 EET 2000                                 BOOTCD(1)