Creating BT3 DVD

[zarraza]

ok one more time ....

1) START
2) RUN
3) type cmd
4)black box pops out (also known as windows prompt)
5) go to the place where make_iso.bat is. So that would be
a) cd User
b) cd Marten
c) cd Desktop
d) cd bt3b141207
e) cd BT3
6) make_iso.bat c:\target.iso or whatever you like... maybe d:\bt3.iso . Thats up to you.
7) just wait until it finishes.
8) use .iso for vmware or burning cd/dvd.

[imported_soultaker666]

For some reason after following the instructions I keep getting the error "cannot find specified path".

[zarraza]

honestly im mad tired. if my directions r not workin then i dont know who can help u guys. U must be doin sometin wrong. Its mad simple....
just use command prompt.... go where .bat is and then type "make_iso.bat C:\whatever_u_like".

[imported_soultaker666]

This is exactly what I do run--->cmd--->cd users\(name of user)\desktop\BT3---->(It is now in the BT3 directory)--->make_iso.bat c:\BT3.iso--->"The system cannot find the path specified. New ISO should be created now. Press any key to continue.". I am doing everything that is written above but it is not working.

[purehate]

This is exactly what I do run--->cmd--->cd users\(name of user)\desktop\BT3---->(It is now in the BT3 directory)--->make_iso.bat c:\BT3.iso--->"The system cannot find the path specified. New ISO should be created now. Press any key to continue.". I am doing everything that is written above but it is not working.

Check the wiki soultaker there is a note about a line change in the .bat file. I made mine in linux and it worked fine if you do it that way using the .sh script instead.

[Prizefyter]

I changed the line in the make_iso.bat but I get another problem:

C:\bt3b141207\BT3>make_iso.bat c:\bt3.iso
mkisofs 2.01 (i686-pc-cygwin)
BT3/tools/WIN/mkisofs: Missing pathspec.
Usage: mkisofs [options] file...

Use mkisofs -help
to get a list of valid options.

New ISO should be created now.
Press any key to continue . . .

Any ideas?

[alacrityathome]

Thanks Purehate for the solution.......run in Linux.

That worked for me.

I wonder how some got the make_iso.bat to work in the Windows mode without editing the bat file?

Alacrity

[imported_ecsployt]

C:\Users\phox\Desktop\bt3b141207\BT3>make_iso.bat c:\bt3.iso
mkisofs 2.01 (i686-pc-cygwin)
Scanning .
Scanning ./boot
Scanning ./boot/dos
Scanning ./boot/isolinux
Excluded by match: ./boot/isolinux/isolinux.boot
Scanning ./boot/modules
Scanning ./boot/syslinux
Scanning ./BT3
Scanning ./BT3/base
Scanning ./BT3/modules
Scanning ./BT3/optional
Scanning ./BT3/rootcopy
Scanning ./BT3/tools
Scanning ./BT3/tools/WIN
bt3/tools/WIN/mkisofs: Permission denied. Unable to open disc image file

[imported_spudgunman]

i did an edit to the batch file that will be a little more generic for people.

make sure your directory tree looks like this...

\BT
..\make_iso.bat
\boot



if your having issues with DVD building using the make_iso.bat then try this batchfile to see if you can figure it out. If you have video issues (run to black) or failure. try booting to text mode first (one of the last options in grub) boot to text then startx

@ECHO OFF

REM  ----------------------------------------------------
REM  Batch file to create bootable ISO in Windows
REM  usage: make_iso.bat c:\new-slax.iso
REM  author: Tomas M. <had to pull cant post links>
REM  ----------------------------------------------------

if "%1"=="" goto error1
cd..
set CDLABEL=SLAX

bt3\tools\WIN\mkisofs.exe -v -J -R -D -no-emul-boot -boot-info-table -boot-load-size 4 -b "boot/isolinux/isolinux.bin" -c "boot/isolinux/isolinux.boot" -o "%1" -A "%CDLABEL%" -V "%CDLABEL%" .
goto theend

:error1
echo A parameter is required - target ISO file.
echo Example: %0 c:\target.iso
goto theend

:error2
echo Can't recreate isolinux.bin, make sure your current directory is writable!
goto theend

:theend
echo.
echo New ISO should be created now.
pause

[DeCode]

i just managed to make mine and in windows

i had to edit my make_iso.bat in notepad and where it says

Slax\tools\WIN\mkisofs.exe @Slax\tools\WIN\config ...

i changed it to

BT3\tools\WIN\mkisofs.exe @BT3\tools\WIN\config

and it worked