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Re: Bootable RH 5.2 CD
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jan Carlson)
Fri Nov 6 13:01:29 1998
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 1998 12:40:28 -0500
From: Jan Carlson <janc@iname.com>
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Graham Hemmings wrote:
> Munir,
>
> Since I don't have RH5.2 yet, I couldn't say,.
>
> However the catalog file is not read by the mkisofs command, but created by
> it so it won't exist. The file that is needed by mkisofs to create a
> bootable CD is misc/boot/autoboot.img, but it seems that from RH5.1 onwards
> this file has not been made available on their FTP site :-(
>
> I suggest you try using the boot.img file in the images directory that is
> used to create the boot floppy, or you could try the file you suggest,
> although I would recommend copying them to misc/boot/ first. I'm afraid
> it is a case of suck it and see (trial and error), if you find a
> combination that works, then please do let me know.
The rh5.2 CD is bootable if you tell mkisofs the bootable (floppy) image
is images/boot.img. Installed from it last night! Nice.
>
>
> cheers,
>
> Graham....
>
> At 20:21 05/11/98 -0700, you wrote:
> >Hello Graham,
> >
> >A quick question on where to obtain or find the boot images you
> >reference in your posting on how to create a bootable RH5.1 Cd.
> >
> >I can create the non bootable iso image with no problems. However, when
> >I attempt to create the bootable iso, I get an error message back saying
> >unable to find the boot catalog.
> >
> >Your notes make reference to the 'misc/boot/catalog' however the 5.2
> >distribution has only 'misc/boot/boot.cat'. Is this the same thing?
> >
> >Also with regard to the boot image 'misc/boot/autoboot.img' doesn't seem
> >to exist in the RH5.2 distribution. Can I use
> >/dosutils/autoboot/initrd.img' instead?
> >
> >Thanks for the great notes,
> >Munir
> >
>
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