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Forum Topic - QNX 4.25 boot cd: (5 Items)
   
QNX 4.25 boot cd  
Hi,

I've loading QNX4.25 with a floppy disk, is there any way I can create a bootable cd to load from and if so how?

thnx in advance

Sifiso
RE: QNX 4.25 boot cd  
You can purchase a bootable CD from QNX.


-----Original Message-----
From: Sifiso Tshabalala [mailto:sifiso@dlm.co.za] 
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 7:20 AM
To: qnx4-community
Subject: QNX 4.25 boot cd

Hi,

I've loading QNX4.25 with a floppy disk, is there any way I can create a
bootable cd to load from and if so how?

thnx in advance

Sifiso

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QNX4 Community Support
http://community.qnx.com/sf/go/post8239
Re: RE: QNX 4.25 boot cd  
> You can purchase a bootable CD from QNX.
> 
 
...or DIY method involves these steps:

 - make a bootable floppy
   for hints, check here (study entire thread)
   http://www.openqnx.com/PNphpBB2-viewtopic-t7134-.html

 - test to make sure floppy disk boots okay.
 - save the floppy disk image to a file, using something like:

   dd if=/dev/fd0 of=cd_boot.img

 - copy 'cd_boot.img' and other CD files to directory where you are creating the ISO image, e.g. a sub-directory called 
'cdimage'

 - use mkisofs to create an ISO image
   commands will be something like,

  ./mkisofs -b cd_boot.img -c boot.catalog -l -R -o my_cd.iso cdimage

  where 'cdimage' is the working directory containing the CD files.

The mkisofs program is part of cdrecord package:
http://freshmeat.net/projects/mkisofs/

The tricky part will be to compile under QNX, given that the package was originally intended for other operating systems
, and QNX is sort of supported, but not 'officially'.

 - burn 'my_cd.iso' onto a CD using your fav burning program.

 - test it

 - if it doesn't boot, or boots but with errors, check previous steps carefully.
Re: RE: QNX 4.25 boot cd  
Thanks for all your help, but I'm still having a problem.

The cd I've created boots but fails when the ram is mounted

error
(Read Only File System) /dev/ram
'init : no disk name for /dev/ram
mount : mount () of /dev/ram failed: Invalid argument

appreciate your help on this

thnx in advance
Re: RE: QNX 4.25 boot cd  
> Thanks for all your help, but I'm still having a problem.
> 
> The cd I've created boots but fails when the ram is mounted
> 
> error
> (Read Only File System) /dev/ram
> 'init : no disk name for /dev/ram
> mount : mount () of /dev/ram failed: Invalid argument
> 
> appreciate your help on this
> 
> thnx in advance

Check that you are not using an OS version older than QNX 4.25E.
Check that the bootable floppy boots with no errors.