[NTLUG:Discuss] How do I set the load segment to 07C0 in K3B?

[Thomas Cameron]

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> Thomas Cameron wrote:
> ...
> >
> > Ripping ISO images in a 'Doze VM is painful at best.
>
> Depends on what you're ripping.  For data CDs, just use dd, as in:

Again, I must not be making clear what it is I'm doing.  I copy the WinXP CD
to hard drive, slipstream in service pack one plus several security
hotfixes, wrire an automated installer that automatically populates the
serial number and other info, and autoinstalls McAfee and other important
software.  I then need to make either an ISO image or burn directly to CD
that directory, specifying the original Windows bootloader, which I
extracted from the factory XP CD using Bart's Boot Image Extractor (bbie).
That image is specified in Nero using the parameters I discussed earlier.

I have used dd to create CD images for years - that's a no-brainer.  What I
am doing is modifying the data and then repackaging the CD.  That's a bit
more complex.

> dd if=/dev/cdrom of=/tmp/file.iso
>
> (change the args as you feel the need :-)  In fact, that works to build
floppy
> images too, if you have the need--though you'd use /dev/fd0 for the input
file.
>
> If you have an audio CD (I'm assuming this is your material, either
created or
> purchased), then you can rip with cdparanoia.  You basically need:

No - I deal with music very very rarely.  You presuppose that I actually
have the free time to have a life.  ;-)

> I also agree with Darin.  Learn and use mkisofs and cdrecord directly.
They
> aren't that hard.  I generally script it all into "mkcd", which is what I
use
> for backups.

A user on the Central Texas Linux Linux Users Group list gave me this link,
which I found very helpful:

http://lists.berlios.de/pipermail/cdrecord-support/2003-July/001083.html

Regards,
Thomas