Re: [K12OSN] Problems creating Etherboot CDR -- SOLVED

["Rita Gibson" <rgibson57 earthlink net>]

> Caleb Wagnon wrote:
>
> >Ok....that would be me.
> >
> >Try specifying the absolute source and destination paths
> >
> >--
> >Caleb Wagnon MCP A+ CCNA
> >Technology Coordinator
> >Fordyce School District
> >870.352.2968
> >
> >
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: k12osn-admin redhat com [mailto:k12osn-admin redhat com] On Behalf
> >>Of Rita Gibson
> >>Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 10:58 AM
> >>To: k12osn redhat com
> >>Subject: [K12OSN] Problems creating Etherboot CDR
> >>
> >>This might be able to be answered by Caleb Wagnon or David Trask, one of
> >>you posted a link to a howto on creating an etherboot cdr. I tried the
> >>howto, but came up with an error message. I googled the error message,
but
> >>couldn't figure out what the correction to the command line is:
> >>
> >>Here are the instructions:
> >>
> >>Put your working boot floppy in the floppy drive.
> >>Then create your directories:
> >>
> >>  $ mkdir staging
> >>  $ cd staging
> >>  $ mkdir boot
> >>
> >>Create a image of your boot floppy:
> >>
> >>  $ dd if=/dev/fd0 of=boot/boot.img bs=10k count=144
> >>
> >>Next create the ISO image:
> >>
> >><begin snip>
> >>
> >>  $ mkisofs -b boot/boot.img -c boot/boot.catalog -o etherboot.iso
> >>
> >>You now have an ISO image that can be burned using your favorite CD-
> >>Writing Software. "
> >><end snip>
> >>
> >>(The above snipped right from the howto on the web.)
> >>
> >>The first part of creating the image of the boot floppy works, but when
I
> >>try the next step to create the .iso file, I get this error:
> >><begin screen snip>
> >>[root TechAdmin staging]# mkisofs -b boot/boot.img -c
boot/boot.catalog -o
> >>etherboot.iso
> >>mkisofs: Missing pathspec.
> >>Usage: mkisofs [options] file...
> >>
> >>Use mkisofs -help
> >>to get a list of valid options.
> >><end screen snip>
> >>
> >>I don't really understand the mkisofs command so I don't really
understand
> >>what to fix in my command line about the "pathspec". Used man mkisofs,
but
> >>didn't figure out what I am doing wrong.  I found someone who
encountered
> >>this but the conversation was in German. Any help is greatly appreciated
> >>as we could really use a bootable cd option for a particular lab
> >>situation.
> >>
> >>Thanks in advance for your help.
> >>
> >>Rita Gibson
> >>RMSEL

> >>
> In other words you need to specify the path where the directory tree
> starts for the cd contents.  Look carefully at the how-to and you will
> see a line like this:
>
> $ mkisofs -b boot/boot.img -c boot/boot.catalog -o etherboot.iso .
>
> Notice the trailing "." which references the current directory. That works
fine if you are currently in the staging directory.
>
> The output destination was already specified via the "-o etherboot.iso"
> option.
>

Thanks Chris the . was part of the the problem. I know what that means in a
command line, I just wasn't thinking!

I kept getting another error, so I dug around a little more and found a
manual for cdrecord which talked about creating an iso with mkisofs and
decided I had some arguments in the wrong place. Then, I even figured out
how to burn the iso from the command line! My first time ever using
cdrecord!

I have written a HOWTO to post on the wiki. Elizabeth, our librarian,
technology teacher is going to follow the directions, and help me tweak it
before we post it.

Thanks for the help,

Rita Gibson
RMSEL