Mandriva ISO's Converted to a single DVD Iso?

Post by **neon_chameleon** » 12 Jul 2005, 01:43

Kinda similar to the other Mandriva ISO topic but totally different, lol.

Anyway, how does one combine multiple iso's to a single dvd iso? This actually has nothing to with Mandriva itself, besides that fact that this is what I'm trying to use this for.

If I extract all the files from all the *.iso's and combine all the files in the iso's, will the boot information still exist and work properly?

Is there any other complications for Linux?

Hman · Post by **Hman** » 14 Jul 2005, 11:55

Eish! Good question, only way you'll find out is to try?

Post by **neon_chameleon** » 15 Jul 2005, 03:59

A reply! w00t!!

Anyway, yeah I guess you're right. I was hoping somebody knew about boot config's or someone maybe had or know of any app for it.

I'll try extract all the files to whole folder and try use cd1 as the boot config file and hopefully it'll confuse it enough to work. Else I can must get a dvd image of Mandriva.

Any ideas or comments?

Hman · Post by **Hman** » 15 Jul 2005, 10:44

Try to make a boot stiffy with mandriva, then use this as a in nero after you selected " bootable cd ".

Post by **Cameron_Losco** » 15 Jul 2005, 10:54

Maybe this will help

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions ... id=1741267

Prime · Post by **Prime** » 19 Jul 2005, 22:12

there is a way to do it. some one was telling me about it the other day but you mite be better of getting the dvd image using a downlaod manager

wizardofid · Post by **wizardofid** » 11 Aug 2005, 23:13

Each bootable cd has a boot *.img on the disk thats hidden that would boot up the disk which fine.

But your real problem is with the files combing the ISO to a single DVD might be a problem as the with most install disks they have a small file on it which tells the installer where the files are say for example a movie file installs over two disks the file would tell the installer to stop and request the next disk. Thats where the problem is.

However some installers are advanced enough to check the current disk for the next file before requesting the next disk however most of the times it only works if all files have been coppied onto a HDD and seldom work if all files have been coppied to a disk.

Edting the file is a option but there might be more then one file that needs to be edited for it to work

Prime · Post by **Prime** » 11 Aug 2005, 23:16

thats what i was warned about. wish i had adsl. im getting debian soon though