myDSL Extensions (deprecated) :: Adding myDSL files to the iso



Thanks Robert !

But i have not hard disk for restone & i don't like using floppy disk for booting with myDSL CD (working very good!).
I would like using 1 CD myDSL only as base DSL CD 0.8.1.

No way help me ?

Thanks !

Hacao
First, I haven't used the mkmydsl script yet, as I find multi-session simpler and quicker until I get the system perfected.  But, it sounds like I'll have to eventually, as multi-session wastes space with multiple lead-in/lead-out sequences and slows down reading to some extent.

If I understand the situation correctly, it sounds like directly editing the source .iso is history and will no longer be possible.  This is most unfortunate as it will require re-educating users who clearly already know how to add files to an .iso image.

As someone who must use M$ products more than half the time (I have this nasty addiction to income :D), I believe this issue will only occur if the source partition (containing the .dsl files and, I assume, the original .iso) is not a native Linux filesystem.  I think the target partition (holding the newly generated iso) could be any writable filesystem since the permissions would be set within the .iso image and should not be effected by the partition containing it.  Someone correct my logic if I've gone astray.

Since I am completely ignorant of what the mkmydsl script actually does, this is probably a stupid question, but ...  

If so, can the CD itself (assuming it contains the desired .dsl files ) be used as the source thereby avoiding the whole issue?
I think your answer is yes...

I have mistakenly left a cd in my cdrom drive that had an "/optional" and a "/storage" directory on it..
My "custom" 600MB dsl cd, with extensions, mp3's, my website data, etc..

The "mkmydsl"  uses a DSL CD for the source files when making a new custom .iso
It expects to find a pristine DSL CD in /cdrom ..

But in this case, the script made a new .iso which contained both my new additions
AND the contents of the /optional and /storage directories on the source cd..

So, ADDING files to your custom DSL disk is as easy as placing them in your
master folder, and using your already custom disk as a source..

I have several custom extensions that I use on some disks..
" allthemes.tar.gz" , "myprinter.dsl" , "myfonts.dsl"
" mywebsite.tar.gz" ,   " mybookmarks.tar.gz" , etc...
That way, I can pull what I need into the root of the "master" ,
and burn a custom disk that has what I need , or don't want to add.

73
ke4nt
Awesome.  Thanks!
Just for info really, but if you do find you need to remaster under MS
the key to creating a bootable CD is to do as Tecker says and reapply the boot floppy to the CD at the end of the process.
I currently use Ultraiso but have tried several others and they all produce coasters if you just edit and save. Somehow editing seems to lose the boot linkage (don't know how or care) :)

Obviously this subject of CD creation is one for the FAQ.
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