>From the RedHat Manual: -------------------------------------------------------------- 1.4.2. Making an Installation Boot CD-ROM
isolinux is now used for booting the Red Hat Linux installation CD. To create your own CD-ROM to boot the installation program, use the following instructions: Copy the isolinux/ directory from the first Red Hat Linux CD-ROM into a temporary directory (referred to here as <path-to-workspace>) using the following command: cp -r <path-to-cd>/isolinux/ <path-to-workspace> Change directories to the <path-to-workspace> directory you have created: cd <path-to-workspace> Make sure the files you have copied have appropriate permissions: chmod u+w isolinux/* Finally, issue the following command to create the ISO image file: mkisofs -o file.iso -b isolinux.bin -c boot.cat -no-emul-boot \ -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -R -J -v -T isolinux/ Note Note The above command was split into two lines for printing purposes only. When you execute this command, be sure to type it as a single command, all on the same line. Burn the resulting ISO image (named file.iso and located in <path-to-workspace>) to a CD-ROM as you normally would. --------------------------------------------------------------------- regards, Didier --- PhD student Singapore Synchrotron Light Source (SSLS) 5 Research Link, Singapore 117603 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://ssls.nus.edu.sg On Thu, 21 Aug 2003, Otto Haliburton wrote: > Use the installation cd. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:redhat-list- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Edward Dekkers > > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 8:10 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: How to make bootable cd-rom instead of floppy? > > > > > > > > Bo Peng wrote: > > > > > Hello, Everyone, > > > > > > I have linux and xp dual boot using grub. I need to reinstall xp for > > > some reason but it seems to be difficult without a floppy drive. > > > > > > More specifically, the usual way (as far as I know) to do this is: > > > 1. make a floppy boot disk using > > > > mkbootdisk > > > 2. re-install windows xp. > > > 3. boot to linux with the floppy disk. > > > 4. re-install grub. > > > > > > However, my machine does not have a floppy drive. (This seems to be > > more > > > and more common for new machines.) Can I use other boot devices to > > do > > > this? Available options are CD-RW and USB external harddrive. > > > > Someone will have to verify this as fact, but I'm sure you can just > > boot > > the RH9 CD in rescue mode and re-install grub? > > > > Regards, > > Ed. > > > > > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
