[Live-demo] Re: [OSGeo] #424: Add windows installers to the LiveDVD

OSGeo trac_osgeo at osgeo.org
Thu Sep 24 14:18:40 PDT 2009


#424: Add windows installers to the LiveDVD
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  Reporter:  camerons  |       Owner:  warmerdam
      Type:  task      |      Status:  new      
  Priority:  normal    |   Component:  LiveDVD  
Resolution:            |    Keywords:           
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Comment (by hamish):

 Cameron wrote:
 > I'd love it if someone could work out the process for adding a
 > directory to an ISO image, either by using an option in remastersys
 > (preferred option) or retrospectively afterwards.

 It is my understanding that an ISO image is a complete filesystem and as
 such can not be edited in place or appended to.

 The method for adding content is thus:

  - mount the ISO as a read-only filesystem.

 You can do this as root with
 {{{
  mount -t iso9660 -o loop cdrom.iso /mnt/point/
 }}}

 or as a regular user with
 {{{
 fuseiso -p cdrom.iso /mnt/point.$$
 # to unmount:
 fusermount -u /mnt/point.$$
 }}}

  - once mounted `cp -r` the whole thing (perhaps `tar | tar` to preserve
 attributes??) over to a dir on your regular filesystem.

  - then add the extra files to your local copy.

  - finally use mkisofs to create a new ISO.



 caveat: I've never tried this and I don't know how well it works or if it
 works at all. treat as a random web search hit.


 Hamish

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