How to create RHEL dvd from cds

[nikhilrao123]

Hi,
Can anyone tell me how to make RHEL dvds from cds, preferable in windows?

Thanks

[Fighter]

You can use this script to build the DVD ISO image, warning some editing may be required but unlikely. If wanted you can create the CD ISO images for whatever reason(s). In either case requires a lot of hard drive space (the size of the 5 CD ISO images times 3 or about 2 times the space of all the files on the 5 CD's)

To build the CD ISO images, insert each CD and do not mount then do something like;

dd if=/dev/cdrom of=cd#.iso ; note: replace # with the number of the CD (1 to 5)

The script is as follows ::

#/bin/bash

# by Chris Kloiber <ckloiber@redhat.com>

# A quick hack that will create a bootable DVD iso of a Red Hat Linux
# Distribution. Feed it either a directory containing the downloaded
# iso files of a distribution, or point it at a directory containing
# the "RedHat", "isolinux", and "images" directories.

# This version only works with "isolinux" based Red Hat Linux versions.

# Lots of disk space required to work, 3X the distribution size at least.

# GPL version 2 applies. No warranties, yadda, yadda. Have fun.


if [ $# -lt 2 ]; then
echo "Usage: `basename $0` source /destination/DVD.iso"
echo ""
echo " The 'source' can be either a directory containing a single"
echo " set of isos, or an exploded tree like an ftp site."
exit 1
fi

cleanup() {
[ ${LOOP:=/tmp/loop} = "/" ] && echo "LOOP mount point = \/, dying!" && exit
[ -d $LOOP ] && rm -rf $LOOP
[ ${DVD:=~/mkrhdvd} = "/" ] && echo "DVD data location is \/, dying!" && exit
[ -d $DVD ] && rm -rf $DVD
}

cleanup
mkdir -p $LOOP
mkdir -p $DVD

if [ !`ls $1/*.iso 2>&1>/dev/null ; echo $?` ]; then
echo "Found ISO CD images..."
CDS=`expr 0`
DISKS="1"

for f in `ls $1/*.iso`; do
mount -o loop $f $LOOP
cp -av $LOOP/* $DVD
if [ -f $LOOP/.discinfo ]; then
cp -av $LOOP/.discinfo $DVD
CDS=`expr $CDS + 1`
if [ $CDS != 1 ] ; then
DISKS=`echo ${DISKS},${CDS}`
fi
fi
umount $LOOP
done
if [ -e $DVD/.discinfo ]; then
awk '{ if ( NR == 4 ) { print disks } else { print ; } }' disks="$DISKS" $DVD/.discinfo > $DVD/.discinfo.new
mv $DVD/.discinfo.new $DVD/.discinfo
fi
else
echo "Found FTP-like tree..."
rsync -avP --exclude SRPMS $1/* $DVD
# cp -av $1/* $DVD
[ -e $1/.discinfo ] && cp -av $1/.discinfo $DVD
fi

rm -rf $DVD/isolinux/boot.cat
find $DVD -name TRANS.TBL | xargs rm -f

# My thanks to Mubashir Cheema for suggesting this fix.
# cd $DVD
mkisofs -J -R -v -T -o $2 -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/boot.cat -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 8 -boot-info-table $DVD

/usr/lib/anaconda-runtime/implantisomd5 --force $2
# Don't like forced mediacheck? Try this instead.
# /usr/lib/anaconda-runtime/implantisomd5 --supported-iso --force $2

cleanup
echo ""
echo "Process Complete!"
echo ""

[caleb]

Nice one