A first preview version of desktopBSD 1.7 is available in official website. this snapshot version only support i386 machine. it doesn’t support am64 machine. A blog post of Official introduction says DesktopBSD based on the FreeBSD 7.0R (version 1.6 is base on the FreeBSd 6.3RC). and new version actiated some useful addons. But this blog post also warning there will be certainly some problems!

A iso image file has been hosted in ftp server. you can click link of “DesktopBSD Weekly Snapshots”section in this page. I am currently downloading this image file. After that, I will try snapshot and geting screenshot.

Other Desktop distribution PC-BSD (currently in version 1.5, also based in Freebsd 6.3) has no any plan about new version that based in new Freebsd7.

The following Tools will be used in the work of creating DVD ISO image: WinRAR, CD ISO 1 to 3 of Freebsd(I use Freebsd6.3), UltraISO (winISO also can work in this project, but I like UltraISO) and emeditor(or any editor who support unix text format). Moreover if you want burn DVD-ROM, your need software of burning and DVD-RW driver and DVD-R or DVD-RW disc.

Before start, you need check md5 of each CD ISO image. you need make sure each image files have no problem in the downloading.

First of all, Export ISO image files of disc 2 and 3 to individual folder, we call folder of disc 2 is “disc2″ and other is “disc3″. you don’t need to export disc 1 ISO image. Just leave it.

After exporting, Search a file that name is “INDEX” in the folder “disc2″ or “disc3″. in fact, wherever three disc ISO images, there are three files of “INDEX” with same content. Just copy any one of them to the same folder with disc 1 ISO image file.

Open “INDEX” at emeditor, replace all “|2″ and “|3″ to “|1″. File “INDEX” just record which disc hold each package. if we making a DVD ISO image, all packages will be hold in disc one. that is why “INDEX” need be changed.

Then, we could add all packages of “disc2″ and “disc3″ to first ISO image. using UltraISO open ISO image of disc 1. using “add” command add the all folders of “package” folder under the “disc2″. Do same thing with “disc3″ folder.

Following, update file “INDEX” of disc one file by the file that you have changed.

Now, you can burn FreeBSD in any DVD-R or DVD-RW by this ISO image.