Re: Making Linux Redhat CD's

[dsb3 <dsb3 earthlink net>]

On Wed, 30 Sep 1998, Paul Greene wrote:

>I believe (correct me if I'm wrong) that Redhat makes their CD with
>"Rockridge extensions", but Easy CD Creator doesn't have that option. The
>options are ISO 9660 Levels 1 and 3, and then Joliet. I made the CD with
>Joliet format to keep the long filenames, but the boot disk didn't
>recognize the CD-ROM. (I'd read that Linux doesn't support Joliet format
>yet so I knew I was taking a chance.)
>
>So I then tried just to copy the Redhat directory to a Win 95 partition on
>my hard drive and run a hard drive install, but got an error message along
>the lines of "Doesn't appear to be a valid Redhat directory tree".
>
>So two questions then;
>
>1. Can you make a good Linux CD in either of the above 3 formats (ISO Level
>1 or 3, or Joliet)?
>
>2. Why didn't the hard drive install work? I used the same directory
>structure as the Redhat directories on Sunsite.
>
>I ended up just installing a Slackware download from Sunsite, but I'd
>prefer to use Redhat 5.1 if possible.
>
>(I suppose I should just pop the $50 for a Redhat CD, but I'm overseas and
>it's a bit of a hassle getting stuff shipped down here. Besides I'd rather
>solve the problem like a good little tinkerer anyway.)
>

1) don't know - sorry.  I would guess as long as you can burn the
capitalization (see 2 below) it should work even if the rpm names
themselves get mangled.

2) I've yet to install 5.1 (still using 5.0 until my CDs arrive in the
mail), but your problem may be caused by case sensitivity.  If I remember
rightly, the redhat installation looks specifically for a directory named
RedHat.  If it's redhat or REDHAT it's just not recognized.  

Note to redhat guys - perhaps this could be made less restrictive in the
future?  this seems to be the main stumbling block in burning your own CD
to install from.  at least two of the guys I work with burnt cd's which
then didnt' work because of this same problem and they ended up having to
copy all the rpms onto a dos partition to then install from.


a collegue of mine orders redhat software in england through a reseller
and gets it quicker (last order was received TWO DAYS after he placed the
order) than I do here in the US.

dave


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