Create initial boot-CD

Boot-CD device:

Enter the device of the CD where you boot from. This is also needed for
bootable floppy disks. (The /usr-ramdisk-partition will be loaded in a second step from CD, anyway where you boot from.) Example: '/dev/scd0'.

Hardisk partition:

Select the partition, which will be mounted for the temprorary backup files. You can't make a backup of that partition. For the server's boot-CD, I use the value '/dev/sda2'. For the client's bootable floppy disk, I use 'server:/backup-partition/client' (where /backup-partition/client is exported rw on the server).

Subdirectory:

If you don't want, that the backup files are stored on the top level directory, select a different one here. Don't include the mount point in the path (eg. /backup and not /usr/backup).

Kernel:

If you want your own kernel on the boot-CD / bootable floppy disk, choose it here. Actually it should not be bigger than 800KB. Your kernel should include at least the following stuff:

Boot parameters:

When there are special boot parameters necessary (eg . for your scsi- or ethernet-card) fill it in here (in lilo-style).
 

Burn initial boot-CD:

Ok, let's go, burn your boot-CD. Be sure, that your running kernel supports loopback device! You won't be able to create your own boot-CD without. (For the kernel, you burn on CD, loopback device support is not necessary.) The parameters from
CD-recorder options are taken to control your CD-recorder when creating the boot-CD, and the parameters on Create initial boot-CD and Network options will have their influence when booting from that CD.

Create bootable floppy disk:

If your computer can't boot from CD-ROM you can create a bootable floppy disk, in addition to the bootable CD-ROM. Also for creating the bootable floppy disk, you need loopback device support in your running kernel. The CD should also be in your computer, when booting from floppy disk (create also a boot-CD anyway, because the backup- and CD-recording-programs will not be on the floppy disk, but in the /usr-ramdisk-partition, which is loaded in a second step from CD). Since all the parameters of
Create an initial boot-CD , Network options and the selected kernel will be on that floppy disk, it is also useful, to boot a client with it's own floppy disk, but with the same CD-ROM as the server or to boot the server with different kernels / boot parameters ...

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