Re: [PLUG] Can I translate a Linux disk by copy & paste ?

[gabriel rosenkoetter <gr@eclipsed.net>]

On Thu, Oct 24, 2002 at 11:43:14AM -0700, George Langford, Sc.D. wrote:
> Which brings me to the thought that inspired this posting: Could
> I simply copy the Linux distribution disk onto the Linux box's
> hard drive and then burn a new CD from that ?  With the 8+3
> filename restriction ?  And the Joliet extension (probably not,
> I'd guess, after reading that Joliet was Microsoft's doing) ?

I'm surprised that the GNU/Linux distro CD you're using isn't this
way already. What is it? Where'd you get it?

In any case, of course.

mount the source CD-ROM
mkisofs -v -r -o /path/on/partition/with/600MB/free/file.iso \
  /path/to/CDROM/mount/point
pop in a CD-R
cdrecord -v dev=<whatever> speed=<whatever> file.iso

The -r flag to mkisofs is what does the writing in ISO 9660 format
with Joliet extensions. (You could also use -R, which preserves
existing file permissions, but you almost definitely want -r, which
sets them to something sane.)

-- 
gabriel rosenkoetter
gr@eclipsed.net

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