How to create a bootable DVD (> 1Gb)

[Pieter 't Hart]

first i want to state i have no experience in creating dvdrom's, but i want to do a suggestion : could it be an idea to create it in two parts ?
(two partittions on the dvd-rom)
on a bootable windows-cd there also is a "virtual floppy" and the actual data-partition

Pieter

[Eric van Dijken]

That may work or may not work, but i am willing to try anything ofcourse.

So just to see if i get it right:
- create an image on disk or ram
- 'dd' the image into a file
- make the imagefile bootable
- burn it onto DVD, like its an ISO file
- boot using partition A
- load software from partition B

Right ?

[Eric van Dijken]

Update:

I gave up trying to come up with a working sollution. My installation now also has to run on systems without a dvd drive. Now i use multiple cdroms to install. (Not what i wanted, but it works)

[saverino_1]

Hi,

I wish to create a bootable CD to install other systems.

Could you please tell me how i have to do it ?

Thanks

Giuseppe

[Eric van Dijken]

First you should understand the "how" details are all in the "HP Tru64 UNIX Installation Guide â Advanced Topics, Part Number: AA-RH8TE-TE"

#The MAKEISOFS command:
mkisofs -D -R -d -o -b -quiet \
-p "Eric van Dijken " \
-P "ISC Odijk (c) 2004" -V "V5.1Br2650_O1" \
-o $ROOT/$CD1_IMAGE .

#The DISKLABEL command:
disklabel -w -t cdfs -f $ROOT/$CD1_IMAGE

#The command for the bootblock on the IMAGE:
echo "\0\c" || dd bs=1024k conv=sync >> $ROOT/$CD1_IMAGE

Hope this helps,
Eri

[Don Smolinski]

I am trying to develop a Tru64 bootable DVD,
and was hoping you could help me out? I
have done this successfully with Sun Solaris,
but am not familiar with Dec Alpha platform, and Tru64 operating system. Any help is appreciated!

[Eric van Dijken]

Most of my information came from this document:

Tru64 UNIX Installation Guide â Advanced Topics
Part Number: AA-RH8TE-TE

But if you read to above messages, you will know that it can't be done. (Atleast that it is not supported)

Good lu