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ric_neal

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Posted: Dec. 11 2004,08:54

Hi

I'm trying to add extensions to a liveCD DSL. I believe from the readme I need to add the files to the root directory of the CD, but I'm not sure what I then need to do to burn a bootable CD (that will automatically install DSL).

I currently use Nero (6.3) under Windows to create my CD's. Is this suitable?

Thanks

Ric

ico2

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Posted: Dec. 12 2004,17:46

yep, you need to edit the iso and add the extensions, add them to the root of the iso if you want them to autoload or in a directory named optional to have them as options.

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ke4nt1

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Posted: Dec. 12 2004,20:46

Or, burn the DSL iso image to your CD in multisession mode, leaving the disk 'open'
then burn a second session with the extensions you want LOADED in the root
of the disk, and the ones you want handy, but NOT LOADED, in the /optional dir.
This requires no special software to "rebuild" the .iso , and works just the same.

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codestorm

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Posted: Dec. 13 2004,23:30

O wise Ico2, what Windoze app allow one to edit the iso?

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Fordi

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Posted: Dec. 16 2004,16:31

You can't "edit" an iso. you have to rebuild it.

-go get cdrtools (specifically mkisofs)

-now get winimage (shareware) or filedisk (GPL)

-do one of these:
a- use winimage to extract the base files from the ISO (double click the iso file once winimage is installed),
b- mount the iso with filedisk

Code Sample

filedisk /mount 0 c:\temp\dsl0901.iso /CD f:

-copy all the files from the CD to a temp directory.
-copy your @boot extensions to the root folder of this directory
-copy your optional extensions to the optional/ folder of this directory
-run the following command:

Code Sample

mkisofs -no-pad -l -r -J -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -b boot/isolinux/isolinux.bin -c boot/isolinux/boot.cat -hide-rr-moved -o mydsl.iso [i]tempdir[/i]

Ta-Daaa, you have a MyDSL ISO. go use nero or something to burn it.

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