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Using Linux to create bootable Ghost CDs

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Quickly create a bootable DOS CD for ghosting systems using mkisofs with the following one line command:

mkisofs -r -b doscdbt.img -c boot.cat -V GHOSTBT -o ghostbt.iso ghost1 ./doscdbt.img

boot.cat does not need to exist prior to running this.

Create the boot image file by inserting a bootable DOS floppy and running this command:

dd bs=1440 if=/dev/fd0 of=doscdbt.img

Finally, burn the disk with:

cdrecord ghostbt.iso

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  1. If you need long filename and Joliet support, the command should look like:

    mkisofs -r -hide-joliet-trans-tbl -l -J -b doscdbt.img -c boot.cat -V GHOSTBT -o ghostbt.iso ghost1 ./doscdbt.img

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