Chris@atlbike Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 I need to build an ISO for flashing system bios and various NICs/HBAs firmware from a bootable CD. The bootable CDs are for use in classified areas where flash "thumb" drives aren't allowed. My attempts to create a bootable CD results in a CD that boots, but the compilation files aren't visible. If I return the CD to a windows system, the compilation files are visible. It feels like the problem is something that is very simple, but can't see what I'm missing. Seems like I'm missing a boot image with the correct drivers, but not sure, I tried several. I had a similar problem when I attempted building with other apps. The bios for the system I'm testing with is set for IDE emulation as suggested on the forums. Hoping the ImgBurn gurus here can get me on track with this one. I've looked over the following threads, but didn't see the results I've been getting. http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=7778 For firmware updates etc I personally think it's better to make a bootable usb pen. Then you can just copy the updated / newer files to the pen as and when you need to via explorer and normal drag+drop or copy+paste... much easier than burning discs. True, but I need to use CDs. http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=14349 http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=7137 And this, revising an existing ISO... http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=11480 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmalves Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 What's the bootable image you're using? e.g. Win98SE bootdisk, DOS, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Your boot disc has to load cdrom drivers that then enable you to access that portion of the disc - oh and of course the disc will need to have been recorded using a file system that's accessible from DOS (ISO9660/Joliet). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@atlbike Posted October 16, 2011 Author Share Posted October 16, 2011 Thanks for the timely response and guidance. As implied/suggested... I downloaded a Win98SE bootdisk. Set the file system to: ISO9660 + Joliet It worked perfectly, exactly what I was expecting. However, I did have ISO9669 Level 2 and Joliet Level 1 set, but the file listing was 8.3 format. Guess this might be Win98 restriction? Is there a way to get long-name file support? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Sorry, I don't really know the answer to that one. Maybe using a DOS clone or different CDROM drivers would enable long file name support. I'm sure Google will know the answer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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