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Any idea how I can create a bootable cd from a few floppys?
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I can tell you how to make a bootable CD-ROM disc (provided I'm familiar with that particualr program). What program will you be using to burn the CD?
Don't know what you mean by "... from a few floppys".
Or did you mean how to make a bootable floppy with CD-ROM support?
AckNack
Don't know what you mean by "... from a few floppys".
Or did you mean how to make a bootable floppy with CD-ROM support?
AckNack
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dublinflyer
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I'm using ghost 8 for multicasting. When you create a network boot disk uing this it spreads it over 2 floppy disks......and cd burning program I have seen will only allow 1 disk to be used
Might be able to copy the flooppy disks to a hard drive and then create a bootable CDROM or image from them to copy to a CDROM. Using Nero, I downloaded a 720Meg SUSE 9.1 Linux ISO image and copied it to a CDR disk and it worked just fine.
I am a Newbee when it comes to all the CDR technology.
If you do not like my post feel free to point out your opinion or my errors.
I am a Newbee when it comes to all the CDR technology.
If you do not like my post feel free to point out your opinion or my errors.
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SESaskDFC Bootable cd-roms dont work that way, they need to be in ISO format to work.
ceh4702 it sounds like you got an .iso file to start with, I'm trying to create to from the files
thanks for the sugestions!
ceh4702 it sounds like you got an .iso file to start with, I'm trying to create to from the files
thanks for the sugestions!
I'm running some tests and I think I'm not too far away from getting this solved.
Unfortunately, I have to leave and can't resume until later this evening.
If you haven't got it by then, I'm pretty sure I'll get it.
Sorry I can't stay with it this afternoon.
AckNack
Unfortunately, I have to leave and can't resume until later this evening.
If you haven't got it by then, I'm pretty sure I'll get it.
Sorry I can't stay with it this afternoon.
AckNack
Ok here is a method that isn't perfect, but it works. I'll try to clean it up later so that it doesn't require so much user intervention.
Here's how I did it using an Intel PRO 100 NIC in the client computers.
Use the Ghost Boot Wizard to create the set of 2 floppys, choosing the NIC you're using in the clients. I didn't use the multicard template; I used only the Intel PRO 100 NIC.
I used the "Use MS-DOS" option in the Ghost Boot Wizard.
Finish out the Ghost Boot Wizard creating your set of two floppys.
On your first floppy, copy himem.sys, emm386.exe, and ifshlp.sys from the Windows directory of a Windows 98 computer to the root of A:
Also, copy mscdex.exe from Windows\Command folder to the root of A:
Copy your CD-ROM driver to the root of A:
I'm using cdtech.sys, which is free and can be found with a google search.
If you use a different CD-ROM driver, edit the config.sys file appropriately.
Copy the Ghost directory from your second floppy to somewhere on the hard drive of the computer you will be using to burn the CD.
Move the mouse.com from the first floppy to the Ghost directory, which is now on your hard drive.
On the first floppy, ADD these lines as the first three lines under the [COMMON] section:
device=\himem.sys
device=\ifshlp.sys
device=\cdtech.sys /d:cdrom
Don't delete any lines from the config.sys
Still, on the first floppy, ADD this line directly under the @echo off line in the Autoexec.bat:
\mscdex.exe /d:cdrom /L:d
Delete the MOUSE.COM line a few lines down.
Under the :CDBOOT label, change the path of:
if not exist b:\ghost\ghost.exe goto CDBOOT
to
if not exist d:\ghost\ghost.exe goto CDBOOT
Still under the :CDBOOT label, change the next line from b: to d:
Under the :GHOSTFND label, add MOUSE.COM line directly under the cd \ghost line.
I used Nero to burn the CD, but use whatever program you like.
Put your first floppy in the A: drive and go through the steps to create a bootable CD.
Add the ghost directory that you copied to your hard drive to the CD.
Burn your CD.
Start your Ghostcast session.
Boot the client to the CD.
You'll get a menu choice of Floppy or CD (paraphrasing here). Choose the second choice...the CD choice.
It's going to pause asking you to insert Ghost boot disk 2 etc, etc,
Just press any key to continue, because we've already got your second floppy on the CD.
Your mouse driver will load, ghost will load, and you can continue your multicast as you normally would.
Please post to let me know if this also worked for you, or if you need any more help.
AckNack
Here's how I did it using an Intel PRO 100 NIC in the client computers.
Use the Ghost Boot Wizard to create the set of 2 floppys, choosing the NIC you're using in the clients. I didn't use the multicard template; I used only the Intel PRO 100 NIC.
I used the "Use MS-DOS" option in the Ghost Boot Wizard.
Finish out the Ghost Boot Wizard creating your set of two floppys.
On your first floppy, copy himem.sys, emm386.exe, and ifshlp.sys from the Windows directory of a Windows 98 computer to the root of A:
Also, copy mscdex.exe from Windows\Command folder to the root of A:
Copy your CD-ROM driver to the root of A:
I'm using cdtech.sys, which is free and can be found with a google search.
If you use a different CD-ROM driver, edit the config.sys file appropriately.
Copy the Ghost directory from your second floppy to somewhere on the hard drive of the computer you will be using to burn the CD.
Move the mouse.com from the first floppy to the Ghost directory, which is now on your hard drive.
On the first floppy, ADD these lines as the first three lines under the [COMMON] section:
device=\himem.sys
device=\ifshlp.sys
device=\cdtech.sys /d:cdrom
Don't delete any lines from the config.sys
Still, on the first floppy, ADD this line directly under the @echo off line in the Autoexec.bat:
\mscdex.exe /d:cdrom /L:d
Delete the MOUSE.COM line a few lines down.
Under the :CDBOOT label, change the path of:
if not exist b:\ghost\ghost.exe goto CDBOOT
to
if not exist d:\ghost\ghost.exe goto CDBOOT
Still under the :CDBOOT label, change the next line from b: to d:
Under the :GHOSTFND label, add MOUSE.COM line directly under the cd \ghost line.
I used Nero to burn the CD, but use whatever program you like.
Put your first floppy in the A: drive and go through the steps to create a bootable CD.
Add the ghost directory that you copied to your hard drive to the CD.
Burn your CD.
Start your Ghostcast session.
Boot the client to the CD.
You'll get a menu choice of Floppy or CD (paraphrasing here). Choose the second choice...the CD choice.
It's going to pause asking you to insert Ghost boot disk 2 etc, etc,
Just press any key to continue, because we've already got your second floppy on the CD.
Your mouse driver will load, ghost will load, and you can continue your multicast as you normally would.
Please post to let me know if this also worked for you, or if you need any more help.
AckNack
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AckNack that worked perfectly.....thanks very much. that was a more deatiled answer than I had hoped for.
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