Make Dvd Iso From Suse 9.2 5 Cds Iso, Linux mode and Windows mode ISO creation

Linux Mode:
You should have all the isos in a folder (e.g., susedvd) and make 5 subdirectories (e.g., cd1 to cd5) to mount them. Do the following as root. You should have a DVD iso created after you finish. Make sure you have enough space on the hard disk.

# Create Directories
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mkdir CD1 CD2 CD3 CD4 CD5


# Mount the CDs in loop back mode
CODE
mount -o ro,loop SuSE_9.0_CD1.ISO cd1
mount -o ro,loop SuSE_9.0_CD2.ISO cd2
mount -o ro,loop SuSE_9.0_CD3.ISO cd3
mount -o ro,loop SuSE_9.0_CD4.ISO cd4
mount -o ro,loop SuSE_9.0_CD5.ISO cd5


# Copy the boot directory from CD1
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cp -a cd1/boot .
mkdir i586 noarch


# Concatenate checksums from 5 CDs (on one line)
# Create the NEW MD5SUMS as one file in order to allow SuSE to validate (thus install) all of the files from every CD and not just CD #1
# For the i586 directory:
CODE
cat CD1/suse/i586/MD5SUMS CD2/suse/i586/MD5SUMS CD3/suse/i586/MD5SUMS CD4/suse/i586/MD5SUMS CD5/suse/i586/MD5SUMS > i586/MD5SUMS

# For the i686 directory:
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cat CD1/suse/i686/MD5SUMS CD2/suse/i686/MD5SUMS CD3/suse/i686/MD5SUMS CD4/suse/i686/MD5SUMS CD5/suse/i686/MD5SUMS > i686/MD5SUMS

# For the noarch directory:
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cat CD1/suse/noarch/MD5SUMS CD2/suse/noarch/MD5SUMS CD3/suse/noarch/MD5SUMS CD4/suse/noarch/MD5SUMS CD5/suse/noarch/MD5SUMS > noarch/MD5SUMS

#cd2/suse/i586/emacs-21.3-52.i586.rpm has checksum error
#8e790b997fc6e187c197ab11c4f580fc emacs-21.3-52.i586.rpm
# if you want to correct it, edit the MD5SUMS

# Create DVD iso (on one line)
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mkisofs -o SuSE_9.0.iso -b boot/loader/isolinux.bin -c boot/loader/boot.cat -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -l -P SuSE -r -T -V SuSE_9.0 -x cd1/boot -x cd1/suse/i586/MD5SUMS -x cd1/suse/noarch/MD5SUMS -x cd2/suse/i586/MD5SUMS
-x cd2/suse/noarch/MD5SUMS -x cd3/suse/i586/MD5SUMS -x cd3/suse/noarch/MD5SUMS -x cd4/suse/i586/MD5SUMS -x cd4/suse/noarch/
MD5SUMS -x cd5/suse/i586/MD5SUMS -x cd5/suse/noarch/MD5SUMS -graft-points cd1 boot/=boot suse/i586/MD5SUMS=i586/MD5SUMS suse
/noarch/MD5SUMS=noarch/MD5SUMS suse/=cd2/suse suse/=cd3/suse suse/=cd4/suse suse/=cd5/suse

# Burn the iso

Optionally, you can mount this ISO like you did above to verify it will work correctly, or if you don't want to actually burn it. Just call:
CODE
mkdir DVD
mount SuSE_9.2.iso DVD -o loop


Windows Mode:

This is a basic how to convert the 5 Suse 9.2 Pro CD's into 1 Suse 9.2 Pro DVD.

** Note this is intended ONLY for a purchased version of Suse, and is not intended for anyone to use in the act of pirating software. Don抰 beat me up for this, but Additional software, and hardware are required ( Ultra ISO ) and a computer running a version of Windows with NTFS file system to handle the large file that will be created. I would have used Linux but I could not locate the tools to do this as easy. There are always discussions about piracy etc. I do not condone it. I have used this method for combining many different types of legal CD's into ONE DVD. That way I can keep my original copies safe and sound in their multiple CD format, not worry about scratching or damage, and it is darn handy if you use a lot of CD's as I do. I hope somebody can use this how to, and make their life a little better, as the basic concept applies to lots of other multiple CD software's as well.

1.) Create a folder to hold the ISO image on the Windows PC.

2.) Create an ISO image of the First CD of the Suse 9.2 set in the folder you created. I used Nero to create an nrg image and converted it using Ultra ISO. Ultra ISO can also create an image from the tools menu select CD/DVD Image.

3.) Next open the Image you created with Ultra ISO, there you will be able to see the internal directory structure of the image file. You can extract files from it or add files / folders to it. It should look like, not expanded:

SU920.001
+Boot
+Docu
+Dosutils
Media.1
+Suse

4.) Insert CD # 2 into the drive and open it using the bottom browser pane of Ultra ISO. On the right side bottom pane select EVERYTHING on the disk. Drag this selection to the very top of the image directory top left window where it is labeled