Changing files in a bootable ISO

[Martin Stone]

I usually mount the ISO, then copy the contents out with something like:

mkdir ~/mynewcd
mount -o loop ~/crappyoldcd.iso /mnt/iso
cd /mnt/iso
tar cf - . | (cd ~/mynewcd; tar xvfp -)

then unmount the ISO, change the files in ~/mynewcd and run mkisofs with 
something like:

cd ~/mynewcd
mkisofs -J -R -v -T -o ../mynewcd.iso -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c 
isolinux/boot.cat -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table .

That's assuming you have a bootable CD using ISOLINUX.  Also, running something 
like:

isodebug ~/crappyoldcd.iso

might give you a good starting point command line for mkisofs...

Hope this helps...
Martin


Chadley Wilson wrote:
> On Fri, 2004-04-30 at 11:02, Ow Mun Heng wrote:
> 
>>Hi Guys,
>>
>>	Need some help. I downloaded an ISO (ultimatebootcd)
>>but some of the items there are either not working or outdated.
>>I've Dl'ed some of the updates (img files) and I want to substitute
>>those with the ones currently in the ISO and then burn them into a
>>new CD.
>>
>>Is this possible??
>>
>>mount -t loop /path/to/iso /mnt/iso
> 
> You can mount the iso, but you can't change its contents,
> check the archives I have asked the same question before and it seems
> that its not possible.
> Sorry man,
> Unless someone else has found away since?
> 
>>