[geeks] CD-ROM burning question

Mike Nicewonger geeks at sunhelp.org
Sun Jan 6 22:12:52 CST 2002


On Sun, 06 Jan 2002, you wrote:
> > I am trying to make a bootable CD-ROM for HP300 series machines. I have the
> > OpenBSD 3.0 release here which is bootable but I am trying to replicate thier
> > efforts. Each time I try this fails.
> >
> > I am using mkisofs for creating the CD image to burn and am coping the files
> > directly from the OBSD CD-ROM.
> >
> 
> You're missing the part about adding the bootloader to the CD when you
> burn it.  What are you using to burn the CD...are you just trying to
> duplicate the CD or make your own?

I don't think it needs a bootloader. It scans the cd-rom for the syscdboot file.

Mike N



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