Re: [CentOS] how to convert 7 cd iso images into one dvd image?
Nataraj wrote:
There's always ncftp which has the ability to resume an interrupted file
transfer, though I regularly transfer DVD images with both http and ftp
without any errors.
wget
Mike
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Re: [CentOS] how to convert 7 cd iso images into one dvd image?
On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 2:57 PM, Mike McCarty mike.mcca...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Nataraj wrote: There's always ncftp which has the ability to resume an interrupted file transfer, though I regularly transfer DVD images with both http and ftp without any errors. wget rsync --partial, baby, rsync --partial!!! I find it very handy for mirroring repositories that use hardlinks, or should use hardlinks. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] how to convert 7 cd iso images into one dvd image?
Thank you for answering the the question that was asked. -- Thanks, Gene Brandt SCSA 8625 Carriage Road River Ridge, LA 70123 home 504-737-4295 cell 504-452-3250 Family Web Page | My Web Page | LinkedIn | Facebook | Resumebucket On Sat, 2011-01-15 at 11:14 -0600, Barry Brimer wrote: Or how does one generate the dvd iso given a list of rpm files? (Assuming I had a list of all of the needed rpm files). It would be nice if one had something like make centos_5.2_dvd_iso :-) Check out this link .. it provides all the information on how to do this. I've not tried this with anything more recent than RHEL 3 .. and the example is with RHEL 4 .. so it may or may not work, but it is headed in the right direction. http://www.brandonhutchinson.com/Creating_a_RHEL_bootable_DVD_ISO.html Barry ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] how to convert 7 cd iso images into one dvd image?
Jigdo should work. http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=11247 On Mon, 2011-01-17 at 13:00 -0600, Gene Brandt wrote: Thank you for answering the the question that was asked. -- Thanks, Gene Brandt SCSA 8625 Carriage Road River Ridge, LA 70123 home 504-737-4295 cell 504-452-3250 Family Web Page | My Web Page | LinkedIn | Facebook | Resumebucket On Sat, 2011-01-15 at 11:14 -0600, Barry Brimer wrote: Or how does one generate the dvd iso given a list of rpm files? (Assuming I had a list of all of the needed rpm files). It would be nice if one had something like make centos_5.2_dvd_iso :-) Check out this link .. it provides all the information on how to do this. I've not tried this with anything more recent than RHEL 3 .. and the example is with RHEL 4 .. so it may or may not work, but it is headed in the right direction. http://www.brandonhutchinson.com/Creating_a_RHEL_bootable_DVD_ISO.html Barry ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] how to convert 7 cd iso images into one dvd image?
how to convert 7 cd iso images into one dvd image? Cat the CD ISOs together (order doesn't matter) into a single big file with the same name as the corresponding DVD (same version and arch), then run rsync on it to convert into the actual DVD (using a mirror that has both rsync and the desired DVD). The same trick works in reverse: for each CD, make a copy of the DVD with the same name as the CD, then run rsync on it to convert it into the actual CD. In either direction, the download necessary shouldn't be more than a few percent of full size. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] how to convert 7 cd iso images into one dvd image?
So, is there a technique or an open source tool that will create a dvd iso given the cd iso images? I've seen the DVD ISO files on select mirrors. it can be difficult to reliably transfer a 4GB file over http/ftp I've only had one DVD iso dowload corrupted over http. I use a fast mirror and d/l overnight with a wget bash script, run by cron. #! /bin/bash # the command to download the iso shows in qps as 'wget' #--# # SITE_URL is the url of the site to download # WAIT_TIME is the time to wait in seconds between downloading files # DOWNLOAD_DIR is the destination for the downloaded files #--# OS_VERSION=5.5 SITE_URL=http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/mirror.centos.org/$OS_VERSION/isos/i386; DOWNLOAD_DIR=/downloads/linux/centos/$OS_VERSION/DVD #--# # get the CentOS 5.5 DVD md5sum.txt file. wget \ -a $DOWNLOAD_DIR/wget.log \ --directory-prefix=$DOWNLOAD_DIR \ $SITE_URL/md5sum.txt # get the CentOS 5.5 DVD iso file. wget \ -a $DOWNLOAD_DIR/wget.log \ --directory-prefix=$DOWNLOAD_DIR \ $SITE_URL/CentOS-$OS_VERSION-i386-bin-DVD.iso #--# exit 0 Always md5sum check the iso is downloaded OK, and if you burn to a DVD+RW disk, you can then reuse that many times. HTH Keith Roberts - Websites: http://www.karsites.net http://www.php-debuggers.net http://www.raised-from-the-dead.org.uk All email addresses are challenge-response protected with TMDA [http://tmda.net] - ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] how to convert 7 cd iso images into one dvd image?
Hi, On Sat, 2011-01-15 at 12:37 +, Keith Roberts wrote: So, is there a technique or an open source tool that will create a dvd iso given the cd iso images? I've seen the DVD ISO files on select mirrors. it can be difficult to reliably transfer a 4GB file over http/ftp I've only had one DVD iso dowload corrupted over http. I use a fast mirror and d/l overnight with a wget bash script, run by cron. I have downloaded hundreds of DVD iso images with wget and curl during the past years. I had maybe one or two that were corrupted in one way or another, mostly because of improperly configured (windows) webservers. 4Gb with HTTP is no problem nowadays, FTP isn't either. If you have doubts about HTTP/FTP you can always use the Bittorrent way to download (also with commandline tools like btdownloadcurses or similar). It doesn't really matter when you download them although in some cases it can make a difference in speed to download overnight but with most tools you can also specify a maximum bandwith to use. To be sure an image is ok you can always check the image with the md5/sha1 checksum which is normally found in the same directory as the image on the HTTP/FTP server. kind regards, Michel ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] how to convert 7 cd iso images into one dvd image?
Or how does one generate the dvd iso given a list of rpm files? (Assuming I had a list of all of the needed rpm files). It would be nice if one had something like make centos_5.2_dvd_iso :-) Check out this link .. it provides all the information on how to do this. I've not tried this with anything more recent than RHEL 3 .. and the example is with RHEL 4 .. so it may or may not work, but it is headed in the right direction. http://www.brandonhutchinson.com/Creating_a_RHEL_bootable_DVD_ISO.html Barry ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] how to convert 7 cd iso images into one dvd image?
On 1/15/11 6:06 AM, Andre Robatino wrote: how to convert 7 cd iso images into one dvd image? Cat the CD ISOs together (order doesn't matter) into a single big file with the same name as the corresponding DVD (same version and arch), then run rsync on it to convert into the actual DVD (using a mirror that has both rsync and the desired DVD). The same trick works in reverse: for each CD, make a copy of the DVD with the same name as the CD, then run rsync on it to convert it into the actual CD. In either direction, the download necessary shouldn't be more than a few percent of full size. If the remote will run rsync, just use that in the first place to get the dvd and use the -P option so it will restart if you don't complete on the first attempt. Or, if you get the CD isos, just drop them in an NFS-shared directory, burn only the first one and do an NFS install, pointing the installer at the directory containing the iso images. I haven't done that for a while but I assume it still works and it's probably the easiest approach. With VMware or other virtual frameworks that can map an iso file as a boot device you don't even have to burn the first image - just connect it as a virtual CD. -- Les Mikesell lesmikes...@gmail.com ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] how to convert 7 cd iso images into one dvd image?
Les Mikesell lesmikesell@... writes: If the remote will run rsync, just use that in the first place to get the dvd and use the -P option so it will restart if you don't complete on the first attempt. I can't find a mirror that has the 5.2 DVDs, so testing with the i386 5.5 DVD, using rsync -avzP mirror.clarkson.edu::centos/5.5/isos/i386/ISO name . to generate each image. Going from the CD set to the DVD: cat CentOS-5.5-i386-bin-?of7.iso CentOS-5.5-i386-bin-DVD.iso rsync -avzP \ mirror.clarkson.edu::centos/5.5/isos/i386/CentOS-5.5-i386-bin-DVD.iso . sent 517767 bytes received 84526757 bytes 185080.57 bytes/sec total size is 4185118720 speedup is 49.21 which is about 2% of full transfer size. Going from the DVD to the CD set: cp CentOS-5.5-i386-bin-DVD.iso CentOS-5.5-i386-bin-1of7.iso rsync -avzP \ mirror.clarkson.edu::centos/5.5/isos/i386/CentOS-5.5-i386-bin-1of7.iso . (repeat commands for discs 2 to 7) total size is 653910016 speedup is 21.96 total size is 651780096 speedup is 55.61 total size is 661088256 speedup is 33.97 total size is 649381888 speedup is 46.08 total size is 660133888 speedup is 94.81 total size is 668108800 speedup is 273.26 total size is 242888704 speedup is 58.27 Adding up the sizes divided by the speedups, the total transfer is also about 2% of total size. Going from the DVD to the CDs is a little tedious since you have to copy a DVD-sized image 7 times; going from the CDs to the DVD it only happens once. I was also able to save about half the bandwidth using rsync to go from the 5.4 DVD to the 5.5 DVD (since many of the packages are exactly the same), so it should help going from 5.5 to 5.6. It probably won't help going from 5.X to 6, since almost all the packages will have changed. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] how to convert 7 cd iso images into one dvd image?
Hi; how to convert 7 cd iso images into one dvd image? I am unable to use bittorrent :-( Home ISP blocking bittorrent; company now blocks bittorrent. I want/need an old release (CentOS 5.2) to install as a VirtualBox guest. I suppose I could install from the cd iso images, but it is a pain to virtually eject and remount cd iso images during the install :-( So, is there a technique or an open source tool that will create a dvd iso given the cd iso images? Or how does one generate the dvd iso given a list of rpm files? (Assuming I had a list of all of the needed rpm files). It would be nice if one had something like make centos_5.2_dvd_iso :-) Thanks, Ken Wolcott kennethwolc...@gmail.com ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] how to convert 7 cd iso images into one dvd image?
On 01/14/2011 09:29 PM, Kenneth Wolcott wrote: I suppose I could install from the cd iso images, but it is a pain to virtually eject and remount cd iso images during the install :-( There is a trick where you can perform an installation with just the first CD (and you won't be asked for further CDs) if you do this: 1) do a text-based installation (on the prompt right after booting type: linux text ENTER) 2) when it comes to package selection, uncheck all groups but then click on customize packages (to get into package details)..and uncheck all of them. The previous steps are from my head (specially #2) but just pay attention to the software and what I said and you'll be fine. You'll get an installation of about 600 to 700 MB and then you can use yum to install whatever you need to install. HTH, Jorge ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] how to convert 7 cd iso images into one dvd image?
On 01/14/11 5:29 PM, Kenneth Wolcott wrote: Home ISP blocking bittorrent; company now blocks bittorrent. I want/need an old release (CentOS 5.2) to install as a VirtualBox guest. I suppose I could install from the cd iso images, but it is a pain to virtually eject and remount cd iso images during the install :-( So, is there a technique or an open source tool that will create a dvd iso given the cd iso images? I've seen the DVD ISO files on select mirrors.it can be difficult to reliably transfer a 4GB file over http/ftp ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] how to convert 7 cd iso images into one dvd image?
On 01/14/11 5:36 PM, Jorge Fábregas wrote: On 01/14/2011 09:29 PM, Kenneth Wolcott wrote: I suppose I could install from the cd iso images, but it is a pain to virtually eject and remount cd iso images during the install :-( There is a trick where you can perform an installation with just the first CD (and you won't be asked for further CDs) if you do this: 1) do a text-based installation (on the prompt right after booting type: linux textENTER) 2) when it comes to package selection, uncheck all groups but then click on customize packages (to get into package details)..and uncheck all of them. The previous steps are from my head (specially #2) but just pay attention to the software and what I said and you'll be fine. You'll get an installation of about 600 to 700 MB and then you can use yum to install whatever you need to install. or, put all the 5.2 CD contents on a local http server, and use http://vault.centos.org/5.2/isos/i386/CentOS-5.2-i386-netinstall.iso (8MB) to install it. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] how to convert 7 cd iso images into one dvd image?
On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 09:36:43PM -0400, Jorge Fábregas wrote: 1) do a text-based installation (on the prompt right after booting type: linux text ENTER) 2) when it comes to package selection, uncheck all groups but then click on customize packages (to get into package details)..and uncheck all of them. Not even necessary to do the text based install--keep in mind that in CentOS 6, thanks to RH feeling Fedora is their development platform, and Fedora being aimed more at the imaginary, somewhat moronic (in the developers' minds) average user, text installation is crippled. If using GUI mode, choose customize now--one advantage RH 6 will have is the ability to, in the main selection screen, choose minimal which will do this for you--then, as Jorge says, uncheck everything. Basically uncheck the desktops, go through applications from top to bottom, in servers, I believe it's just print server that they install by default, and then uncheck everything in base as well--go to the bottom, because X server is the last thing listed, so make sure you go through EVERYTHING in base. (You won't have to open options for each thing you uncheck, just unchecking them is sufficient.) -- Scott Robbins PGP keyID EB3467D6 ( 1B48 077D 66F6 9DB0 FDC2 A409 FA54 EB34 67D6 ) gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys EB3467D6 Willow: Old reliable? Yeah, great. There's a sexy nickname. Buffy: Well, I didn't mean it as... Willow: No, it's fine, I'm Old Reliable. Xander: She just means, you know, the geyser. You're like a geyser of fun that goes off at regular intervals. Willow: That's Old Faithful. Xander: Isn't that the dog that the guy had to shoot...? Willow: That's Old Yeller. Buffy: Xander, I beg you not to help me. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] how to convert 7 cd iso images into one dvd image?
On 1/14/2011 9:05 PM, John R Pierce wrote: On 01/14/11 5:29 PM, Kenneth Wolcott wrote: Home ISP blocking bittorrent; company now blocks bittorrent. I want/need an old release (CentOS 5.2) to install as a VirtualBox guest. I suppose I could install from the cd iso images, but it is a pain to virtually eject and remount cd iso images during the install :-( So, is there a technique or an open source tool that will create a dvd iso given the cd iso images? I've seen the DVD ISO files on select mirrors.it can be difficult to reliably transfer a 4GB file over http/ftp ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos I routinely do 4 GB plus transfers using https and ftp. Rock solid. One thing i do is the gui install..choose minimal then choose custom. uncheck everything and you'll get a machine with access to a shell and then you can yum everything else. Only need disk 1. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
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On 01/14/2011 06:17 PM, William Warren wrote: On 1/14/2011 9:05 PM, John R Pierce wrote: On 01/14/11 5:29 PM, Kenneth Wolcott wrote: Home ISP blocking bittorrent; company now blocks bittorrent. I want/need an old release (CentOS 5.2) to install as a VirtualBox guest. I suppose I could install from the cd iso images, but it is a pain to virtually eject and remount cd iso images during the install :-( So, is there a technique or an open source tool that will create a dvd iso given the cd iso images? I've seen the DVD ISO files on select mirrors.it can be difficult to reliably transfer a 4GB file over http/ftp ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos I routinely do 4 GB plus transfers using https and ftp. Rock solid. One thing i do is the gui install..choose minimal then choose custom. uncheck everything and you'll get a machine with access to a shell and then you can yum everything else. Only need disk 1. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos There's always ncftp which has the ability to resume an interrupted file transfer, though I regularly transfer DVD images with both http and ftp without any errors. Nataraj ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] how to convert 7 cd iso images into one dvd image?
On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 8:38 PM, Nataraj incoming-cen...@rjl.com wrote: There's always ncftp which has the ability to resume an interrupted file transfer, though I regularly transfer DVD images with both http and ftp without any errors. wget -c will also allow you to download with continue, if the remote server supports it. Steve ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
