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FreeNAS (http://www.freenas.org) 
Olivier Cochard-Labbe (olivier@freenas.org)
Licence: BSD

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1. Files and directories listing
2. How to generate an FreeNAS ISO or IMG  file
3. Building FreeNAS with the latest sources
4. History changes log

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1. Files and directories listing
- /freenas/bootloader : contain FreeBSD boot loader files
- /freenas/rootfs: Minimum FreeBSD root filesystem and FreeNAS script/WebGUI
- /freenas/svn: contain all the up-to-date (working) release and scripts

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2. How to generate an FreeNAS ISO or IMG  file

Edit the scripts:
- /freenas/svn/build/make.sh
for modify the directory variable with yours.
Check that you have installing bash, and
start /freenas/svn/build/make.sh
And select your need

burn the freenas.iso file created.

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3. Building FreeNAS with the latest sources

(normally possible with make.sh)

Here is how to build a FreeNAS from the latest source file:

- Use the root user account on your FreeBSD system

3.1 Update your freenas scripts/WebGUI code with SVN:
(this create the svn directory)

cd /usr/local/freenas

svn co https://freenas.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/freenas/trunk svn

You should now have this directories now:
/usr/local/freenas
/usr/local/freenas/svn

3.2 Update your ports collection:

Using portsnap the first time:
portsnap fetch extract

To update the ports collection:
portsnap fetch update

3.3 Use the building script:

svn/build/make.sh

Execute all menus in '20 - Build FreeNAS from scratch advanced menu' to build your FreeNAS
from scretch. After that use one of the following menus:

10 - Create FreeNAS IMG file (rawrite to CF/USB/DD)
11 - Create FreeNAS ISO file (need cdrtools installed)
12 - Create FreeNAS ISO file without IMG image (need cdrtools installed)