Is it possible to make a bootable DVD from my three Mandrake 10.0 cdroms?

Klas · 06-03-2004, 11:11 AM

Hi
I just downloaded the latest official version of Mandrake (three cdroms).

Is there any way i could make a combined ISO of these three disks and burn them om a DVD? That way i just need one disk and i dont need to change cdroms that often when upgrading etc. I could also fit the latest upgrades etc on that disk

Klas

XavierP · 06-03-2004, 11:13 AM

This type of question has been asked and answered a number of times recently: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...der=descending

A Search would have saved you a lot of time.

Klas · 06-03-2004, 11:19 AM

ohhh i am so sorry....

askjeffro · 06-03-2004, 04:18 PM

Klas, no need for the sarcasm. XavierP answered your question and pointed you in a direction that would save you as well as others time in the future. There are numerous reasons for using the search, but I'm sure you are aware. I'm not trying to rag on you, I'm really not, but they guy helped you out; how about a sincere thanks?

Klas · 06-04-2004, 01:21 AM

It was not ment as a sarcasm, more like "why the #%¤" didnt i think of that.
Thanks XavierP!

I am using search at the moment trying to find something that applies to my question.
I ll try to understand this text which seems pretty close to what i want to do.

I will be back with a

description if i manage to do what i want

Thanks again for a good page.

Klas · 06-04-2004, 12:30 PM

Ok i got it to work, here is what i did:

1. I copied the content of my three burned CD's to three folders. CD1, CD2 and CD3.

2. I removed the folders ".rr_moved" and "isolinux/boot.cat" which both are located under CD1. OBS ".rr_moved" is a hidden folder. OBS

3. I opened a shell and cd'ed to the folder were my three newly created folders are located. When i "ls" it looks like this:

Code:

$  ls
CD1/  CD2/  CD3/

4. Then i called the "MakeCD" script under the "misc" folder in folder "CD1" with a full path. I added a "--discsize 4700m" which is the size of a DVD, a "-t" for were you want the ISO to be located, and finaly a "-a" for Automatic" and the path to "CD1" and were the the RPM's is located on "CD2" and "CD3"

Code:

$ sh /Path to CD1/CD1/misc/MakeCD --discsize 4700m  -t /Path to were you want the ISO to be located/ -a /Path to cd 1/CD1/ /Path to cd 2/CD2/Mandrake/RPMS2/ /Path to cd 3/CD3/Mandrake/RPMS3/

5. Then i waited for a couple of minutes. After that i had an ISO ready to burn on a DVD under "/Path to were you want the ISO to be located/"

Klas

XavierP · 06-04-2004, 01:20 PM

Klas - I think this could make a LinuxAnswer. (Here isa page on how to create an LA).

Would you be interested in cretaing one?