View Poll Results: 'mkisofs' doesn't work properly and needs fixed.

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  • TRUE! Never worked for me either.

    1 25.00%
  • TRUE! But somehow I managed to get it working.

    0 0%
  • FALSE! It works just fine, you just used the wrong version.

    0 0%
  • FALSE! You need to be smarter than the software.

    2 50.00%
  • NO OPINION! Cripes, maybe you can use differant software instead.

    0 0%
  • DON'T KNOW, DON'T CARE. Sorry.

    1 25.00%
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Thread: mkisofs doesn't work!

  1. #1
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    mkisofs doesn't work!

    I have tried a variety of differant versions of 'mkisofs' and I have
    always had this one stinking problem.

    'Uh oh, I cant find the boot catalog directory 'boot/isolinux'!'

    Yes, it -is- there and it -was- inputed correctly as stated by the
    KNOPPIX online documentation....

    http://www.knoppix.net/docs/index.ph...masteringHowto

    I should also point out that this 'mkisofs' has not worked before in
    other applications. Whats up with that?

    Am I the only one having these problems? I am using KNOPPIX 3.6
    and I used the above link, followed the intstructions verbatim.
    Still the same error. I typed in the absolute paths, I tried other
    syntax. Nothing.

  2. #2
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    check in your source dir that you are giving isolinux when you build there is really a boot/isolinux/ directory

  3. #3
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    because hat was written for 2.4 and 2.6 may have isolinux in a diffrent directory.. I dunno, my remaster started as 2.4 and ive been updating it manually

  4. #4
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    I have never tried any of the remastering howtos on this site as IMHO they complicate the process entirely too much but I can assure you that mkisofs DOES indeed work.

  5. #5
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    isolinux folder

    The boot directory is there and the isolinux directory is there too.

    Those were the first things I checked. I have even tried to pass absolute paths to mkisofs and it didn't work.

    I'm sick today so I will mess with this dumb thing later. *grumble*

    Thanks!

  6. #6
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    works for me. hmmm, weird.

  7. #7
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    I might post a new question

    How about this....For those that have successfully remastered Knoppix,
    please tell me how you did it without going into much detail....

    The things I am really curious about are;

    * What version of KNOPPIX is used (I have 3.6)
    * What version of mkisofs is used (very curious!)?
    * Did you use some other persons scripts like Klaus, for example?
    Also, what version were they?
    * What did you input to get mkisofs to work without the common errors
    that I see are being reported? (Can you cut-and-paste it here?)
    * Did you use a source and master directory?
    * Couldnt I simply uncompress the whole KNOPPIX CD into a folder
    and then recreate the boot sequences and recompress the modified
    KNOPPIX files by hand somehow just in BASH?

    Suggestions, hints, etc very much appreciated!

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