> Craig Caughlin wrote:
>
> Hi folks,
> I'm trying to understand how to create my own bootable CD and some of
> you have been kind enough to respond. Charles relied to me by saying:
>
> Create a new CD image using appropriate software...make sure you use
> the bootdisk.bin disk image to make the CD bootable. The proper
> mkisofs command
> is included in the CD-ROM readme.
>
> I don't understand how to use the bootdisk.bin image with my Nero
> software to create the CD (I think Nero only recognizes .nrg, .iso, or
> .cue files...not .bin)??? He goes on to say:
In Nero, look at the Help pages describing burning bootable cd-rom's.
As others stated, you will make alot of coasters, until you get used to
how this works.
Once you are in Nero in bootable mode, goto dropdown menu:
Edit | Properties | Boot | Image file
This *must* be your new bootdisk.bin file. Since this cd burning
software requires a bootable image to make a bootable cd-rom, you will
use your most recent bootdisk.bin. Notice, that everytime you make a
new bootdisk.bin file, you will need to re-point Nero to this new file.
> WARNING: If you need to change root.lrp, the kernel, or any syslinux
> settings (including root ramdisk size), you'll need to modify the
> bootdisk.bin floppy-disk image...it's a plain 1.44 Meg disk image, and
> can be manipulated with all the normal tools (dd, winiamge, rawrite,
> &c).
>
> What does he mean "modify" the bootdisk.bin image, and why would you
> want to or need to???
If you use something like WinImage, you can write bootdisk.bin to a
floppy disk. Once done, you will find that your floppy contains several
files browsable from windoze.
For instance, if you change anything in root.lrp, you will need to
update that copy on this floppy. Same with any other file now on this
floppy. Once you complete your changes to that floppy, then you can use
WinImage to create a new bootdisk.bin, which -- of course -- you will
use to update your bootable cd-rom.
Notice, some Dachstein-CD systems actually boot from cd-rom and some
actually boot from floppy. Whichever your system boots from, that is
the medium which *MUST* contain your newest bootdisk.bin!
It is a common mistake, where you're actually booting from the cd-rom,
to place the new root.lrp on the floppy -- this will *NOT* work as you
expect!
What do you think?
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