adding a directory to a CD-image (.iso)

[Arne Wörner]

--- Mikhail Teterin <mi+mx at aldan.algebra.com> wrote:
> > > I donwloaded an .iso-image (Solaris 10, actually), which is
> about 2.7Gb.
> > >
> > > Before burning it to a DVD, I'd like to add a directory to
> the image. Is
> > > there a way to do it with tools available on FreeBSD --
> mkisofs,
> > > growisofs, etc?
> > >
> > > I don't want to recreate the main image from scratch, as I'm
> sure, I'll
> > > get the options wrong and it will not boot :-) Can I just
> add a directory
> > > to the existing iso9660 filesystem?
> 
> > Would mounting it with vnconfig let you do this?  I've never
> tried,
> > myself...
> 
> Well, yes, this is how I get to read the CD-image without
> burning it first. 
> But that is a read-only thing. I need to modify an existing
> image -- add a 
> directory tree to it...
> 
If I may add: So we need a program, that appends ISO9660 data to
an existing file in a ufs filesystem (maybe via mdconfig)...
Unfortunately growisofs cannot do that, because it wants a SCSI
device (or does somebody know how to turn a file into a faked SCSI
device?).

-Arne



		
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