No, it's almost that simple, though. Check the documentation for mkisofs. Basically, you need to flag the file to be booted with the -b switch -- and should also specify the -c switch. On Sat, 1 Sep 2001, Saqib Shaikh wrote: > hi, > > could someone please tell me how i can mkae a cd bootable. is it true i can just put the file rescue.bin from the debian floppy set into /boot on the cd and it'll automaticaly becomde bootable; this seems slightly odd if you don't have to do anything else. > > tia, saqib > > -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Chair, Accessibility SIG Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) http://www.openebook.org Will electronic books surpass print books? Read our white paper, Surpassing Gutenberg, at http://www.afb.org/ebook.asp Download a free sample Digital Talking Book edition of Martin Luther King Jr's inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech at http://www.afb.org/mlkweb.asp Learn how to make accessible software at http://www.afb.org/accessapp.asp
