[SOLVED] Creating bootable Slackware installation image

Lexus45 · 06-30-2011, 01:57 AM

Hi all.

I've edited default tagfiles and want to install Slackware with the help of them.

- I mounted the .iso image,
- copyed the file structure to another directory (to have write access) - /tmp/iso/
- changed the default tagfiles with mine
- created a new .iso - mkisofs -r -o slackware-13.37.iso /tmp/iso/

But it is not bootable.

What is the best way to make it bootable?

Regards,
Lexus45

piratesmack · 06-30-2011, 03:08 AM

Check the README file in the isolinux subdirectory.
It shows you how to create a bootable DVD iso (or a set of CD iso's if you prefer)

0men · 06-30-2011, 03:39 AM

Say what !!??

So you want to make a bootable Slackware Dvd?
Download the DVD image.
Right click on the .iso image and then select (open with braserio) ?? i think thats it.. been a long time since i used ubuntu.

Simple as that isnt it ?

Youtube has heaps of tutorials on how to create .iso images especially if your using ubuntu !

Woodsman · 06-30-2011, 01:53 PM

Long ago I wrote a simple shell script to create Slackware DVDs. I use a local mirror, but you have done the same by copying the DVD contents to /tmp. You can modify the script as you need. I think the basic mkisofs syntax you seek is here:

Code:

mkisofs -o $DVDPATH/Slackware${TYPE}-$VERSION/$ISONAME \
      -R -J -A "Slackware Install" \
      -hide-rr-moved \
      -v -d -N \
      -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table \
      -sort isolinux/iso.sort \
      -b isolinux/isolinux.bin \
      -c isolinux/isolinux.boot \
      -m pasture \
      -m patches \
      -m testing \
      -V "Slackware${TYPE}-${VERSION} DVD" .

SeRi@lDiE · 06-30-2011, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 0men

Say what !!??

So you want to make a bootable Slackware Dvd?
Download the DVD image.
Right click on the .iso image and then select (open with braserio) ?? i think thats it.. been a long time since i used ubuntu.

Simple as that isnt it ?

Youtube has heaps of tutorials on how to create .iso images especially if your using ubuntu !

dude. Relax

Smoke/Drink and chill the week end is almost there well for me it started to day! muahahaha :P
If your read hes post carefully he made some modification to the interns of the iso so he wants to recreate a bootable iso

Lexus45,

Here is something to get you started.

http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/creatin...x-bootable-cd/

Good Luck.

Note:

If your issue is resolved please give credit where is due and marked solved.

Take care!

rouvas · 07-01-2011, 02:17 AM

@Woodsman
In your (linked) script you "source /etc/shell-colors"
Could you also post this?

titopoquito · 07-01-2011, 03:17 AM

http://humanreadable.nfshost.com/files/shell-colors

Lexus45 · 07-01-2011, 03:24 AM

Woodsman, thank you for the reply, I've already tried the same command (after reading isolinux/README.TXT), but it didn't work

it just told me to use "genisoimage" command. But I haven't tried yet.

I tried this (from README.TXT):

Code:

mkisofs -o /tmp/slackware-install-1.iso \
  -R -J -A "Slackware Install 1" \
  -hide-rr-moved \
  -v -d -N \
  -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table \
  -sort isolinux/iso.sort \
  -b isolinux/isolinux.bin \
  -c isolinux/isolinux.boot \
  -V "SlackCD1"

SeRi@lDiE, thanks for "defence" :-D I can not find "boot.iso" file anywhere inside the Slackware iso-image.

Never created isos in Linux, shame on me

PS: I've heard about some freeware Win-compatible program, using which we can edit the files inside .iso on the fly, and that it works fine under Wine. But it's not he unix-way

rouvas · 07-01-2011, 10:42 AM

@titopoquito: thanks for all the colors!

markush · 07-01-2011, 10:49 AM

Hello Lexus45,

as you know, the directories "kernels" and "isolinux" have to be in their place! did you check this?
when you run the script (which is provided in the README of the isolinux-directory) you're workingdirectory is the the one where both directories are.

Markus

Lexus45 · 07-04-2011, 04:56 AM

That's what I have

Code:

lexus@reinstein:/tmp/1337$ mkisofs -o /tmp/slackware-install-1.iso -R -J -A "Slackware Install Tagfile 1" -hide-rr-moved -v -d -N -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -sort isolinux/iso.sort -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/isolinux.boot -V "SlackCD1"
Warning: creating filesystem that does not conform to ISO-9660.
I: -input-charset not specified, using utf-8 (detected in locale settings)
genisoimage 1.1.10 (Linux)
genisoimage: Missing pathspec.
Usage: genisoimage [options] -o file directory ...

Use genisoimage -help
to get a list of valid options.

Report problems to debburn-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org.

And this is the /tmp/1337/ directory:

Code:

lexus@reinstein:/tmp/1337$ ls -l
итого 12
drwxr-xr-x 3 lexus lexus 4096 2011-04-24 03:57 isolinux
drwxr-xr-x 6 lexus lexus 4096 2011-04-13 02:36 kernels
drwxr-xr-x 6 lexus lexus 4096 2011-07-04 15:45 slackware

TobiSGD · 07-04-2011, 05:02 AM

CD to the folder with the extracted content, then use the already given command, but add a single dot at the end, so that it looks like this

Code:

mkisofs -o /tmp/slackware-install-1.iso -R -J -A "Slackware Install Tagfile 1" -hide-rr-moved -v -d -N -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -sort isolinux/iso.sort -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/isolinux.boot -V "SlackCD1" .

Lexus45 · 07-04-2011, 05:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TobiSGD

CD to the folder with the extracted content, then use the already given command, but add a single dot at the end, so that it looks like this

Code:

mkisofs -o /tmp/slackware-install-1.iso -R -J -A "Slackware Install Tagfile 1" -hide-rr-moved -v -d -N -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -sort isolinux/iso.sort -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/isolinux.boot -V "SlackCD1" .

Oh...

The dot... TobiSGD, thank you for an advice!

Thanks to all who hepled me!

Editor · 06-10-2012, 04:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TobiSGD

CD to the folder with the extracted content, then use the already given command, but add a single dot at the end, so that it looks like this

Code:

mkisofs -o /tmp/slackware-install-1.iso -R -J -A "Slackware Install Tagfile 1" -hide-rr-moved -v -d -N -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -sort isolinux/iso.sort -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/isolinux.boot -V "SlackCD1" .

I have been sitting for the past TWO days trying to write this disk. I kid you not. And I have possibly tried EVERY combination of commands I could find from all over the web...

Perhaps the README file could kindly in future specify the F*****G DOT IS ALSO PART OF THE SCRIPT!!

You know?

Just so us newbies also have some idea.

Later alligators.

markush · 06-10-2012, 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Editor

...
Perhaps the README file could kindly in future specify the F*****G DOT IS ALSO PART OF THE SCRIPT!!

You know?

Just so us newbies also have some idea.
...

The dot is of course part of the command because it tells you where the iso-image should be built.

You should consider reading the manpages for a command in future. In this case

Code:

man mkisofs

Markus