mkisofs options

[dvdljns]

I used xxclone to backup my c drive to my E drive now I am trying build a script that will build 650 mb cds out of the files with disk spanning. Has anyone did this and Know the commands I would need.

[dvdljns]

I am trying to use cdrtools/mkisofs-win32 to create cds of my backup disks. here is the command I used.

mkisofs \

-b cdboot/msboot.img -no-emul-boot -boot-load-seg 1984 -boot-load-size 4 \

-iso-level 2 -J -l -D -N -joliet-long -relaxed-filenames \

-V "WXHEOM_EN" \

-o ../WXHEOM_EN.iso .

It reads the files then states it can not find the path stated. do not know what the problem is. can somebody help me here. Here is the page I am trying to use as a guide but I do not know enough about file systems.

[dvdljns]

I am trying to burn my backup hdd to cds but can not get the options right. here is the webpage I am using as a guide.

/>http://www.itg.uiuc.edu/help/mkisofs/mkisofs.htm

here is the options I am using.

mkisofs \

-b cdboot/msboot.img -no-emul-boot -boot-load-seg 1984 -boot-load-size 4 \

-iso-level 2 -J -l -D -N -joliet-long -relaxed-filenames \

-V "WXHEOM_EN" \

-o ../WXHEOM_EN.iso .

I do not really understand what I am doing or what commands I need to do this. Can someone help me out here.

[dvdljns]

I have seen recovery disks that automatically format your hard drive then move files to it. how can this be done from a script.

[-pops-]

Why do you want to do this?

It is worrying that you state: "I do not really understand what I am doing or what commands I need to do this." If I were in the same situation, I would seek an alternative. The most important thing about backups (apart from having one in the first place) is to know how to recover the contained information when needed.

You would probably be much better off with a program that uses a GUI - such as Acronis or one of many others for you backups.

[Boris]

dvdljns ........ For clarity - I have just merged all your topics on this into the same thread

My advice is similar to -pops-

Save yourself some stress and just use another item of freeware which will do this for you - Macrium Reflect (Free)
/>http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.asp

See - http://www.macrium.com/features.asp for full details of what it can do including

Disk Imaging

Create a single backup file of a complete hard disk

Create a single backup file of one or many partitions

Restore a partition to a different type. e.g. a logical partition can be restored as a bootable primary partition

Resize the restored partition. A hard disk upgrade can easily be performed by increasing the partition to fill the new disk.

Track 0 (The Master Boot Record) is saved with all backups.

Backup files can be saved to local or network drives or optical storage (CD, DVD)

[dvdljns]

dvdljns ........ For clarity - I have just merged all your topics on this into the same thread

My advice is similar to -pops-

Save yourself some stress and just use another item of freeware which will do this for you - Macrium Reflect (Free)
/>http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.asp

See - http://www.macrium.com/features.asp for full details of what it can do including

Disk Imaging

Create a single backup file of a complete hard disk

Create a single backup file of one or many partitions

Restore a partition to a different type. e.g. a logical partition can be restored as a bootable primary partition

Resize the restored partition. A hard disk upgrade can easily be performed by increasing the partition to fill the new disk.

Track 0 (The Master Boot Record) is saved with all backups.

Backup files can be saved to local or network drives or optical storage (CD, DVD)

Thanks there was an error when I hit the submit button and I did not think it posted which caused me to post twice.

tried that and it does not work for my purposes. Nobody really understands linux or linux products including the people who wrote them. I have over 50 disks here with diferent versions of linux starting from flavors that do not even exist to the latest and greatest. They are all buggy. It does not surprise me at all that no one really knows the answer to this question. It is typical of linux. I was hoping for a better result since it had been ported over to windows.

[dvdljns]

I have seen recovery disks that automatically format your hard drive then move files to it. how can this be done from a script.

This is a different question that has nothing to do with the mkisofs. now that you merged the two questions I am afraid it will not get answered because no one knows the answer to the mkisofs question.

[MANEMAN]

I have seen recovery disks that automatically format your hard drive then move files to it. how can this be done from a script?

Who is the software author (Manufacturer) that enables these disks to be produced. ?

Perhaps if someone here was allowed that information which you have already seen they may themselves have used such a script.

Your question once again raises another question. Why do you wish to do this from a script ?

Such information would give others an insight into what you are trying to acheive, and possibly come up with a few suggestions.

You may have to accept in all probablity that no such script exists if it is a very individual and specific operation.

Are you happy enough, and able enough to write a script such as you may need ?

If you are not able to write the required script, are you willing to pay someone to do it for you ?

If you find yourself eventually in this situation and having to price things, you are going to have to be much more precise in your instruction to a script writer than you have been on this forum. I say that in a genuinely helpful way for your benefit.

Back to you previous question which you feel nobody here knows the answer too.

I am trying build a script that will build 650 mb cds out of the files with disk spanning

Norton done this with "Ghost" using DOS in the very early days. Why do you feel the need to complicate with further scripts ?