It is possible to create a custom bootable Solaris 8 installation CD.
Note: these steps were obtained from the Building a Bootable JumpStart Installation CD-ROM Sun BluePrint. I advise you to read this document in its entirety to fully understand the procedure below.
1. Create the "work area." We will make a directory called bicd, short for "bootable installation CD."
mkdir -p /bicd/s0
2. Populate the work area with the contents of Solaris 8 Software CD 1.
cd /cdrom/cdrom0/s0
find . -print | cpio -pudm /bicd/s0
/etc/init.d/volmgt stop
cd /bicd
for i in 1 2 3 4 5
do
dd if=/dev/dsk/c0t6d0s${i} of=sol2.8.s${i} bs=512
done
3. In order to free up space for custom packages and scripts on the custom installation CD, I removed /usr/openwin from the work area. This prevents us from using the GUI operating system installer, but it frees up approximately 58 MB for customization.
du -sk /bicd/s0/Solaris_8/Tools/Boot/usr/openwin
58608 /bicd/s0/Solaris_8/Tools/Boot/usr/openwin
rm -rf /bicd/s0/Solaris_8/Tools/Boot/usr/openwin
4. Customize the bootable installation CD. All customizations should be placed in /bicd/s0/Solaris_8/misc/.install_config; you may create additional subdirectories within this directory.
I began customization by removing all files in /bicd/s0/Solaris_8/misc/.install_config. You may want to examine these files for "profile" examples prior to removal, or you may choose to preserve the files.
rm /bicd/s0/Solaris_8/misc/.install_config/*
Here is what I have in my pkgs subdirectory:
ls -l
total 90630
-rw-r--r-- 1 root sys 35840 Dec 22 2003 ANDIrand-0.7-5.8-sparc-1.pkg
-r--r--r-- 1 root sys 889344 Dec 23 2003 CISscan
drwxr-xr-x 5 root other 512 Jan 29 2004 SUNWlvma
drwxr-xr-x 5 root other 512 Jan 29 2004 SUNWlvmg
drwxr-xr-x 4 root other 512 Jan 29 2004 SUNWlvmr
drwxr-xr-x 5 root other 512 Jan 29 2004 SUNWmdg
drwxr-xr-x 5 root other 512 Jan 29 2004 SUNWmdnr
drwxr-xr-x 5 root other 512 Jan 29 2004 SUNWmdnu
drwxr-xr-x 5 root other 512 Jan 29 2004 SUNWmdr
drwxr-xr-x 5 root other 512 Jan 29 2004 SUNWmdu
drwxr-xr-x 5 root other 512 Jan 29 2004 SUNWmdx
-r--r--r-- 1 root sys 205 Feb 13 2004 admin
-rw-r--r-- 1 root sys 54375 Dec 23 2003 fix-modes.tar.Z
-rw-r--r-- 1 root sys 30914560 Dec 23 2003 libgcc-3.3-sol8-sparc-local
-rw-r--r-- 1 root sys 1569280 Dec 22 2003 openssh-3.7.1p2-sol8-sparc-local
-rw-r--r-- 1 root sys 10967040 Dec 22 2003 openssl-0.9.7c-sol8-sparc-local
-rw-r--r-- 1 root sys 1216512 Dec 23 2003 wget-1.8.2-sol8-sparc-local
-rw-r--r-- 1 root sys 657408 Dec 23 2003 zlib-1.1.4-sol8-sparc-local
Explanation:
SUNWlvma (DiskSuite)
SUNWlvmr (DiskSuite)
SUNWmdnr (DiskSuite)
SUNWmdr (DiskSuite)
SUNWmdx (DiskSuite)
SUNWlvmg (DiskSuite)
SUNWmdg (DiskSuite)
SUNWmdnu (DiskSuite)
SUNWmdu (DiskSuite)
ANDIrand-0.7-5.8-sparc-1.pkg (for OpenSSH)
openssl-0.9.7c-sol8-sparc-local (for OpenSSH)
libgcc-3.3-sol8-sparc-local (for OpenSSH)
openssh-3.7.1p2-sol8-sparc-local (for OpenSSH)
zlib-1.1.4-sol8-sparc-local (for OpenSSH)
wget-1.8.2-sol8-sparc-local (for Recommended Patch Cluster installation script)
CISscan (Center for Internet Security host-based security scanner)
fix-modes.tar.Z ("hardens" file-permissions)
In addition, I have a custom admin file for non-interactive package installation.
cat admin
#ident "@(#)default 1.4 92/12/23 SMI" /* SVr4.0 1.5.2.1 */
mail=
instance=unique
partial=ask
runlevel=ask
idepend=nocheck
rdepend=ask
space=ask
setuid=nocheck
conflict=ask
action=nocheck
basedir=default
Here is what I have in my scripts subdirectory:
ls -l
total 54
-rwxr--r-- 1 root sys 2043 Jan 12 2004 README
-rw-r--r-- 1 root sys 1188 Dec 26 2003 S97OpenSSHinstall
-rw-r--r-- 1 root sys 1804 Feb 13 2004 finish
-rw-r--r-- 1 root sys 10620 Jan 13 2004 harden
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root sys 2139 Jan 12 2004 install_patch_cluster
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root sys 5510 Mar 3 2004 mirror_boot_disk
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root sys 336 Dec 22 2003 sshd
Here is what I have in my profiles subdirectory:
ls -l
total 24
-rw-r--r-- 1 hutch hutch 353 Jan 29 2004 S2.8-18G.profile
-rw-r--r-- 1 hutch hutch 289 Jan 29 2004 S2.8-1G.profile
-rw-r--r-- 1 hutch hutch 289 Jan 29 2004 S2.8-2G.profile
-rw-r--r-- 1 hutch hutch 303 Jan 29 2004 S2.8-4G.profile
-rw-r--r-- 1 hutch hutch 352 Feb 13 2004 S2.8-9G.profile
-rw-r--r-- 1 hutch hutch 354 Jan 29 2004 S2.8-large_rootdisk.profile
5. Create the rules file. Here is the rules file I used on my custom Solaris 8 installation CD:
cat rules
# Profiles for rootdisk sizes of 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 9GB, 18GB, and larger (36+GB)
disksize rootdisk 1-1250 - profiles/S2.8-1G.profile scripts/finish
disksize rootdisk 1251-3250 - profiles/S2.8-2G.profile scripts/finish
disksize rootdisk 3251-8000 - profiles/S2.8-4G.profile scripts/finish
disksize rootdisk 8001-17000 - profiles/S2.8-9G.profile scripts/finish
disksize rootdisk 17001-34000 - profiles/S2.8-18G.profile scripts/finish
disksize rootdisk 34001-1000000 - profiles/S2.8-large_rootdisk.profile scripts/finish
6. Parse the rules file with the JumpStart check script on the Solaris 8 Software 1 CD; this creates the rules.ok file.
# /etc/init.d/volmgt start
# /cdrom/cdrom0/s0/Solaris_8/Misc/jumpstart_sample/check
Validating rules...
Validating profile profiles/S2.8-1G.profile...
Validating profile profiles/S2.8-2G.profile...
Validating profile profiles/S2.8-4G.profile...
Validating profile profiles/S2.8-9G.profile...
Validating profile profiles/S2.8-18G.profile...
Validating profile profiles/S2.8-large_rootdisk.profile...
The custom JumpStart configuration is ok.
7. Modify the /bicd/s0/Solaris_8/Tools/Boot/usr/sbin/install.d/profind script.
Change:
cdrom()
{
# Factory JumpStart is only allowed with factory
# stub images, indicated by the file /tmp/.preinstall
#
if [ -f /tmp/.preinstall ]; then
mount -o ro -F lofs ${CD_CONFIG_DIR} ${SI_CONFIG_DIR} >/dev/null 2>&1
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
verify_config "defaults" "CDROM"
fi
fi
}
To:
cdrom()
{
gettext " <<<>>>"; echo
rmdir ${SI_CONFIG_DIR}
ln -s /cdrom/.install_config ${SI_CONFIG_DIR}
exit 0
}
8. Create the custom Solaris 8 ISO. The following script performs all the steps needed to create the ISO. mkisofs is found in the SUNWmkcd package.
#!/bin/sh
# Define variables
WORK_AREA=/bicd
SLICE_0_SECTORS=1056640
ISO=bicd2.8.iso
if [ ! -d $WORK_AREA ] ; then
echo "$WORK_AREA does not exist."
exit 1
fi
cd $WORK_AREA
mkisofs -R -d -L -l -o sol2.8.S0 s0 > /dev/null 2>&1
RECORDS_IN=`dd if=sol2.8.S0 of=new.sol2.8.s0 bs=512 skip=1 2>&1 | grep "records in" | awk -F+ '{print $1}'`
if [ "$RECORDS_IN" -gt "$SLICE_0_SECTORS" ] ; then
echo "${WORK_AREA}/s0 cannot be larger than $SLICE_0_SECTORS sectors."
exit 1
fi
PAD_SIZE=`echo "$SLICE_0_SECTORS - ($RECORDS_IN + 1)" | bc`
dd if=/dev/zero of=pad.s0 bs=512 count=$PAD_SIZE > /dev/null 2>&1
cat sol2.8.cdrom.vtoc new.sol2.8.s0 pad.s0 sol2.8.s1 sol2.8.s2 sol2.8.s3 sol2.8.s4 sol2.8.s5 > $ISO
9. Burn the ISO using your preferred method.
10. Boot your custom Solaris 8 installation CD-ROM. It is essential to pass the - install flags to reference the JumpStart files on your custom CD.
boot cdrom - install
-- or --
boot cdrom - install w
The latter instructs the installer not to use OpenWindows during operating system installation. Since /usr/openwin does not exist on the custom CD in this example, specifying the w will only prevent an error message; both options will use the curses-based installer.
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