Re: DVD as El Torito boot media

From: Slobodan Brcin \(eMVP\) (sbrcin_at_ptt.yu)
Date: 09/16/04 

Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 13:57:48 +0200

Hi Greg,

Assuming that it is acceptable to you to have ~600MB XPe El-torito disk + ~3GB CD Partition on same medium, then try to follow:

1. Open NERO.
2. Select DVD.
3. Data->Make Bootable Disk
4. Check Image file and browse path to Post FBA El-torito ISO file created by hd2iso.
5. Leave expert setting disabled.
6. Press New.
7. Now you should be able to browse and add any non XPe files that you want. And on lower usage bar you should see some space
already used by ISO file.
8. When you are done with adding files burn this image.

When you follow this guide lines can you describe me the problems that you see and when you see them.
Error messages, what ever useful info that you can get.

Best regards,
Slobodan

"GregG" <dummy@nospam.com> wrote in message news:p82ik0hl3pobce1lp3hmibkc8pj3k9muh5@4ax.com...
> Slobodan,
>
> I enjoy reading your responses to others as they are usually very
> direct to the point solutions. But must admit I'm baffled by what
> you're saying and what I see with Nero 6.
>
> The reason for an alternative to HD2ISO is I want a 2GB boot
> partition. Failing that, starting with the ISO from HD2ISO may work
> if I can add a 2GB "CD" partition. However, since EWF will see it as
> removable, it will have to be read-only.
>
> Wrt the following, if I use my post-ETPREP 625MB disk partition with
> HD2ISO and use Nero to simply burn, I end up reliably with bootable
> CD's. Not big enough, no 2nd partition, but bootable.
>
> Starting a new bootable CD in Nero 6, I must first either choose a
> disk (or floppy) partition or disk image (*.IMA) to use for the
> bootable partition. Also I can default to harddrive emultation (or
> select no emulation for Linux, etc. file structures.) Afterwards
> files & folders can be added to form the second "CD" partition.
>
> Selecting my hard drive (post-ETPREP) results in a CD that fails when
> XP/e attempts to write to the registry (EWF fails or doesn't start).
> I don't have a method to extract the boot disk image from a HD2ISO so
> can't use the disk image option.
>
> Alternatively, if I select to burn an image, I can select the ISO from
> HD2ISO but leave if open. Then a second session could be added to
> create the second partition. But as was Anthony's experience, that
> also fails during boot.
>
> So I'm still looking for an alternative to HD2ISO or a modified HD2ISO
> or some way to use Nero (or a competitor) and end up with an image
> that's XP/e bootable.
>
> thanks for your attention to my long reply,
> GregG
>
>
> On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 12:43:07 +0200, "Slobodan Brcin \(eMVP\)"
> <sbrcin@ptt.yu> wrote:
>
> >Any reason why you don't want to use hd2iso. (Please be aware only that is can work with first partition on disk only)
> >
> >With hd2iso.exe you will get El-torito ISO file.
> >With Nero or some other burning utility you select CD boot project.
> >Set ISO file to be placed at the beginning of the disk, and don't use advanced emulation options.
> >In next step select files that you want to be recorder on disk.
> >Burn it and you will have "two partitions".
> >
> >Best regards,
> >Slobodan
>

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