Thanks,
I got the cd burned, but unfortunately you were correct about the tape format
versus the cd format, so I ended up with a coaster.
Anyway, at least I know how to burn a cd now.
And, one way that does not work with the hp tape :)
I'm getting closer,
regards and thanks,
Ahbaid.
"Mikkel L. Ellertson" wrote:
> 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
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