On Wed, 27 Sep 2000, Ahbaid Gaffoor wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm trying to use Linux to solve a problem.
>
> Under HP-UX, there is a product called Ignite-UX, with it I can make a
> bootable tape from which to do system recovery.
>
> What I would like to do is make a bootable CD.
>
> The problem, is that my HP box does not have a CD writer, but my Linux
> box does.
>
> My steps to create the CD are:
>
> 1) Make an image of the tape on the HP box thusly:
>
> dd if=/dev/rmt/1m of=Ignite1.iso
>
> /dev/rmt/1m is the device file of the tape drive with the bootable
> tape in it
>
> 2) ftp the file Ignite.iso over to my linux box
>
> 3) use cdrecord to make the bootable CD.
>
> I have to get this done for 8 am tomorrow.
>
> What do you think of this approach, and how do I use cdrecord to make
> the CD?
>
> I never actually burned a CD under linux, but I set up the CD writer
> already, so setup of the CD writer is not an issue.
>
> your urgent comments and suggestion are awaited,
>
> thanks,
>
> Ahbaid.
>
Burning the image is easy - Here is the script I use to burn an ISO image:
#!/bin/bash
#
# Burn a CD from the file name given on the command line.
SPEED=4
WRITER=/dev/sga
if [ -z $1 ] ; then
echo Usage $0 cdimage
exit 1
fi
cdrecord -isosize -v dev=$WRITER speed=$SPEED $1
cdrecord -eject dev=$WRITER
If you have /etc/cdrecord.conf set right for your writer, it should work
for you - just change SPEED to the record speed you want to use.
Now, for your booting from a CD made from a bootable tape image, that may
not work as well. Usualy the format needed for a bootable tape is a bit
different the for a bootable CD. I don't know enough about HP systems to
say if this will work, or what changes you will have to make.
Mikkel
--
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons,
for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
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