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'''2.''' You need the '''''mkisofs''''' <br> | '''2.''' You need the '''''mkisofs''''' <br> | ||
'''3.''' You need just to run following command: '''''mkisofs -pad -b NAME_OF_FLOPPY_IMAGE.IMG -R -o /home/your_user_name/cd.iso /patch/to/the/image/file/NAME_OF_FLOPPY_IMAGE.IMG''''' <br> | '''3.''' You need just to run following command: '''''mkisofs -pad -b NAME_OF_FLOPPY_IMAGE.IMG -R -o /home/your_user_name/cd.iso /patch/to/the/image/file/NAME_OF_FLOPPY_IMAGE.IMG''''' <br> | ||
− | + | '''3b.''' If the above command doesn't work for you try this one: '''''mkisofs -b NAME_OF_FLOPPY_IMAGE.IMG -o bootcd.iso NAME_OF_FLOPPY_IMAGE.IMG'''''<br> | |
'''4.''' What is what: <br><br> | '''4.''' What is what: <br><br> | ||
Revision as of 21:12, 19 May 2008
If You want to create a bootable CD/DVD from floppy image (for ex. to update BIOS in IBM ThinkPad T40) You should follow this steps:
1. You need a floppy image for ex. NAME_OF_FLOPPY_IMAGE.IMG
2. You need the mkisofs
3. You need just to run following command: mkisofs -pad -b NAME_OF_FLOPPY_IMAGE.IMG -R -o /home/your_user_name/cd.iso /patch/to/the/image/file/NAME_OF_FLOPPY_IMAGE.IMG
3b. If the above command doesn't work for you try this one: mkisofs -b NAME_OF_FLOPPY_IMAGE.IMG -o bootcd.iso NAME_OF_FLOPPY_IMAGE.IMG
4. What is what:
-pad Add padding to the end to make it readable on all CD players
-b NAME_OF_FLOPPY_IMAGE.IMG -b tells mkisofs which *floppy image* to use for booting. If the floppy image boots as a floppy,it will boot
as a CD. Note that there is no path prepended to NAME_OF_FLOPPY_IMAGE.IMG.
The NAME_OF_FLOPPY_IMAGE.IMG bootable image is assumed to be relative to the file being imagized,
in this case /patch/to/the/image/file/NAME_OF_FLOPPY_IMAGE.IMG
-R Include Rock-Ridge extensions for readability everywhere
-o /home/your_user_name/cd.iso This defines the output file, an ISO9660 image ready for burning
/patch/to/the/image/file/NAME_OF_FLOPPY_IMAGE.IMG This is the file to put on the CD.