[plug] burning 5.2

[Kim Covil]

> > > What's the best way to make an iso image of RH and burn it?
> > > 
> > > I've tried making an iso image with:
> > > 
> > > mkisofs -b images/boot.img -r -o redhat-5.2 .
> > > 
> > > from the i386 directory and burnt it as an iso image.  It boots fine,
> > > but fails to find the CD data when trying to complete the installation.
> > > ALT-F3 shows:
> > 
> > Make sure that the installation directory has r-xr-x-rx permissions before 
> > starting the burn. Do a quick "ls -lR" on the source directory to a file and go 
> > through it slowly, any file that is not a document or an rpm file set to execute.
> > 

I downloaded an ls-lR with my distribution and ran a quick script over
it to change all the relevant permissions... I then usually stuff all
the updates and any rpms I want changed in the RPMS directory and run
genhdlist over it... No problems yet with any of the RedHat 5s...

Cheers

Kim

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