On Mon, 04 Aug 2014 06:33:35 -0500 "Martin G. McCormick" <mar...@server1.shellworld.net> wrote:
>a working boot sector is that mkfs doesn't do that. That's correct. However there is another program called 'makefs' that will create an image file from a user defined directory tree. The 'makefs' program is not the long name version of 'mkfs'. These are different programs. If you want to make a boot image, use the 'mkelfimage' program. So: #sudo apt-get install makefs mkelfimage If you look through the man pages, you'll notice that makefs can create a bootable cd9660 image using a boot image file created using the mkelfimage program. Of course, you could download a boot image from the Debian repos - - but it's probably a better idea to generate a new one locally from your current kernel configuration. I've gone through the whole process once or twice, but I really don't have too much need to generate custom bootable media -- so I've forgotten some of the details... Of course, I would highly recommend install virtualbox to test your bootable cd9660 images. That saves tons of time, as you don't need to copy files to an external media and reboot 100 times until you get a working image... --Andrew -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140804083627.8ba56caa0335fa4ad07ab...@1024bits.com
