I am trying to create a bootable DVD disk using nd-1300a. which is DVD+-RW drive. 0,0,0 0) '_NEC ' 'DVD_RW ND-1300A ' '1.05' Removable The machine is 850Mhz Celeron RH9.0, kernel 2.4.20-8 OS is RH9 BTW, if this is not the proper forum - my apologies and please suggest a better one.
Q1: is it possible to boot from a DVD disk? I was able to create DVD disk with a following command: tar -cv ./me/rpm | /mnt/linux2/home/me/erikel/tools/dvdPrw/dvd+rw-tools-5.9.4.4.4/growisofs -Z /dev/scd0=/dev/fd/0 -b /home/me/erikel/tools/tomsrtbt/tomsrtbt-2.0.103.ElTorito.288.img -c boot.cat However my computer would not boot from that DVD+rw disk. Q2: Why not? or is the answer to Q1 is "no"? So then I tried: # /mnt/linux2/home/me/erikel/tools/dvdPrw/dvd+rw-tools-5.9.4.4.4/growisofs -b tomsrtbt-2.0.103.ElTorito.288.img -c boot.cat -Z /dev/scd0 -R -J /tmp/me.tar But this command could not find the image file? Q3: Did I specify the wrong path? Complete command history with a couple version of the last command is below (line starting with '#' are actual shell commands): *************************************************************************** # tar -cv ./me/rpm | /mnt/linux2/home/me/erikel/tools/dvdPrw/dvd+rw-tools-5.9.4.4.4/growisofs -Z /dev/scd0=/dev/fd/0 -b /home/me/erikel/tools/tomsrtbt/tomsrtbt-2.0.103.ElTorito.288.img -c boot.cat ./me/rpm/ ./me/rpm/j2re-1_4_1_04-fcs-linux-i586.rpm Executing 'builtin_dd if=/dev/fd/0 of=/dev/scd0 obs=32k seek=0' ./me/rpm/j2re-1_4_1_04-linux-i586-rpm.bin ./me/rpm/kernel-ntfs-2.4.20-8.i686.rpm ./me/rpm/rpm_list.small ./me/rpm/mkcdrec-v0.7.3-1.i386.rpm /dev/scd0: flushing cache /dev/scd0: stopping de-icing /dev/scd0: writing lead-out /dev/scd0: reloading tray # pwd /mnt/linux2/home # cd /root # cd # pwd /root # /mnt/linux2/home/me/erikel/tools/dvdPrw/dvd+rw-tools-5.9.4.4.4/growisofs -b tomsrtbt-2.0.103.ElTorito.288.img -c boot.cat -Z /dev/scd0 -R -J /tmp/me.tar Executing 'mkisofs -b tomsrtbt-2.0.103.ElTorito.288.img -c boot.cat -R -J /tmp/me.tar | builtin_dd of=/dev/scd0 obs=32k seek=0' mkisofs: Uh oh, I cant find the boot image 'tomsrtbt-2.0.103.ElTorito.288.img' !:-( mkisofs failed: 65280 # /mnt/linux2/home/me/erikel/tools/dvdPrw/dvd+rw-tools-5.9.4.4.4/growisofs -b ./tomsrtbt-2.0.103.ElTorito.288.img -c boot.cat -Z /dev/scd0 -R -J /tmp/me.tar Executing 'mkisofs -b ./tomsrtbt-2.0.103.ElTorito.288.img -c boot.cat -R -J /tmp/me.tar | builtin_dd of=/dev/scd0 obs=32k seek=0' mkisofs: Uh oh, I cant find the boot image './tomsrtbt-2.0.103.ElTorito.288.img' ! :-( mkisofs failed: 65280 # ll ./tomsrtbt-2.0.103.ElTorito.288.img -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2949120 Aug 17 22:17 ./tomsrtbt-2.0.103.ElTorito.288.img # ll tomsrtbt-2.0.103.ElTorito.288.img -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2949120 Aug 17 22:17 tomsrtbt-2.0.103.ElTorito.288.img # dvdrecord -checkdrive dev=0,0,0 dvdrtools v0.1.3 Portions (c) 2002 Red Hat, Inc. Based on: Cdrecord 1.11a15 (i386-redhat-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2001 J?rg Schilling scsidev: '0,0,0' scsibus: 0 target: 0 lun: 0 Linux sg driver version: 3.1.24 Using libscg version 'schily-0.5' dvdrecord: Warning: using inofficial libscg transport code version (schily-RH-scsi-linux-sg.c-1.69-RH-O_EXCL '@(#)scsi-linux-sg.c 1.69 02/01/18 Copyright 1997 J. Schilling'). Device type : Removable CD-ROM Version : 0 Response Format: 2 Capabilities : Vendor_info : '_NEC ' Identifikation : 'DVD_RW ND-1300A ' Revision : '1.05' Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD. Using generic SCSI-3/mmc CD-R driver (mmc_cdr). Driver flags : SWABAUDIO BURNFREE Supported modes: TAO PACKET SAO SAO/R96R RAW/R96R **************************************************************************** ***** end of (hi)story. Thanks in advance for any help. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
