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could someone help build a batch updater for freedos?

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 3:48 am
by as702
viewtopic.php?t=1422

ok, i plan to update the page (linked above) pretty frequently. to aid users affect a trouble-free update, i was wondering if someone could possibly supply a working script to do the following:

1) explode the target UBCD .iso (should auto-detect version 4.1.1 or 5.xx)

2) inject and replace dosubcd.imz with the newer distribution from the following directories:

for v4.1.1

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/ubcd/images/
for v5.xx

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/images/
3) remaster the .iso

i'm not too familiar with what's out there for linux/windows, but it would certainly help me roll-out updates more frequently.

volunteers would be appreciated.

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 6:57 am
by Icecube
2) inject and replace dosubcd.imz with the newer distribution from the following directories:

for v4.1.1
Code:
/ubcd/images/

for v5.xx
Code:
/images/
You probably mean /images/ for v4.1.1 and /ubcd/images/ for v5.xx :) .

See: viewtopic.php?t=1429&highlight=7zip+perl
I don't know if he is working on it now, but I hope so.

But the only thing you probably need:
7za (7zip to extract the iso to some place)
Some "if file exists" stuff do determine which version of ubcd it is.
The iso remastering stuff is easy.

I will look at it later, I almost finished the upgrade of cpustress image.

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 7:55 am
by as702
Icecube wrote:You probably mean /images/ for v4.1.1 and /ubcd/images/ for v5.xx :) .
heh, actually no. Rev1.2 is joint-compatible with 4.1.1 and 5.xx (i.e. single distribution).
Icecube wrote:I will look at it later, I almost finished the upgrade of cpustress image.
i'd appreciate it, icecube. anything you could come up with would be of use.

(-:

VBScript Updater

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 7:28 pm
by deadite
I had a free minute and put this little vbscript together that will update your ISO. Just copy and paste the script in a file called "updateDosUBCD.vbs", put the script in the same directory as your UBCD ISO, and your dosubcd.igz file, then double click on the vbscript. It will give you a message box if it receives an error, otherwise it'll display "Finished" when done.

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' ***************************************************************************************
' updateDosUBCD.vbs
'
' PURPOSE:
' This script extracts an UBCD ISO, updates dosubcd.igz, and creates an updated ISO file
'
' REQUIREMENTS:
' This script requires that 7-Zip is installed, a new dosubcd.igz file, and an UBCD ISO.
' 
' NOTES: 
' It is recommended to use the default variables, but you can customize their paths under the custom
' variables section.  Please see that section for the default values.  This script has been tested and will
' work with UBCD 4.x and 5.x
' ***************************************************************************************

' Force Explicit Variable Declaration and Ignore All Errors
Option Explicit
On Error Resume Next





' Custom Variables - Set these paths to override the defaults
' ***************************************************************************************
Dim path7Zip: path7Zip = ""			'(Default = %PROGRAMFILES%\7-Zip\7z.exe)
Dim pathIMG: pathIMG = ""			'(Default = Same Directory as this Script)
Dim pathISO: pathISO = ""			'(Default = Same Directory as this Script)
Dim pathUBCD: pathUBCD = ""			'(Default = Same Directory as this script)
Dim pathMKISOFS: pathMKISOFS = ""	'(Default = Uses mkisofs.exe from the UBCD ISO)





' Default Variables - Default Variables, Do Not Modify These
' ***************************************************************************************
' Create Objects
Dim objShell: Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Dim objFSO: Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

' Get Path to Current Script
Dim scriptPath: scriptPath = Left(WScript.ScriptFullName,InstrRev(WScript.ScriptFullName,"\"))

' Set Path to 7-Zip
If Not objFSO.FileExists(path7Zip) Then
	path7Zip = objShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%PROGRAMFILES%\7-Zip\7z.exe")
	If Not objFSO.FileExists(path7Zip) Then 
		Wscript.Echo "!~ERROR~! 7-Zip Couldn't Be located in the Default Location:" & vbCrLf & _
					 path7Zip & vbCrLf & _
					 "Quitting Script!"
		Wscript.Quit
	End If
End If

' Set Path to dosubcd.igz
If Not objFSO.FileExists(pathIMG) Then 
	pathIMG = scriptPath & "dosubcd.igz"
	If Not objFSO.FileExists(pathIMG) Then 
		Wscript.Echo "!~ERROR~! dosubcd.igz Couldn't Be located in the Default Location:" & vbCrLf & _
					 pathIMG & vbCrLf & _
					 "Quitting Script!"
		Wscript.Quit
	End If
End If

' Set Path to UBCD ISO
If Not objFSO.FileExists(pathISO) Then 
	Dim objFiles: Set objFiles = objFSO.GetFolder(scriptPath).Files
	Dim file
	For Each file in objFiles
		If InStr(1,file.Name,"ubcd",1) > 0 Then 
			If InStr(1,file.Name,".iso",1) > 0 Then
				pathISO = file.Path
			End If
		End If
	Next
	If Not objFSO.FileExists(pathISO) Then 
		Wscript.Echo "!~ERROR~! UBCD ISO Couldn't Be located in the Default Location:" & vbCrLf & _
					 pathISO & vbCrLf & _
					 "Quitting Script!"
		Wscript.Quit
	End If
End If

' Set Path to Extract UBCD ISO Files
pathUBCD = scriptPath & "ubcd"





' Process Files - Do Not Modify This Section
' ***************************************************************************************
' Extract UBCD ISO
Dim intRunError
intRunError = objShell.Run(chr(34) & path7Zip & chr(34) & " x -o" & chr(34) & pathUBCD & chr(34) & " " & chr(34) & pathISO & chr(34), 1, TRUE)
If intRunError <> 0 Then
	Wscript.Echo "!~ERROR~! - Extracting UBCD ISO with 7-Zip" & vbCrLf & _
				 "Quitting Script!"
	Wscript.Quit
End If

' Update dosubcd.igz (Compatible with versions 4.x and 5.x)
Dim strVer: strVer = ""
If objFSO.FolderExists(pathUBCD & "\images") Then
	' UBCD 4.x Detected
	strVer = "4.x"
	' Copy File
	objFSO.CopyFile pathIMG, pathUBCD & "\images\dosubcd.igz", True
	' Set Path MKISOFS
	If Not objFSO.FileExists(pathMKISOFS) Then
		' Use Default From Extracted ISO
		pathMKISOFS = pathUBCD & "\tools\ubcd2iso\mkisofs.exe"
		If Not objFSO.FileExists(pathMKISOFS) Then
			Wscript.Echo "!~ERROR~! - Couldn't find mkisofs.exe in:" & vbCrLf & _
						 pathMKISOFS & vbCrLf & _
						 "Quitting Script!"
			Wscript.Quit
		End If
	End If
Elseif objFSO.FolderExists(pathUBCD & "\ubcd\images") Then
	' UBCD 5.x Detected
	strVer = "5.x"
	' Copy File
	objFSO.CopyFile pathIMG, pathUBCD & "\ubcd\images\dosubcd.igz", True
	' Set Path MKISOFS
	If Not objFSO.FileExists(pathMKISOFS) Then
		' Use Default From Extracted ISO
		pathMKISOFS = pathUBCD & "\ubcd\tools\ubcd2iso\mkisofs.exe"
		If Not objFSO.FileExists(pathMKISOFS) Then
			Wscript.Echo "!~ERROR~! - Couldn't find mkisofs.exe in:" & vbCrLf & _
						 pathMKISOFS & vbCrLf & _
						 "Quitting Script!"
			Wscript.Quit
		End If
	End If
Else
	Wscript.Echo "!~ERROR~! - Couldn't Find Extracted UBCD 4.x Or 5.x Files in:" & vbCrLf & _
				 pathUBCD & "\images" & vbCrLf & _
				 "OR" & vbCrLf & _
				 pathUBCD & "\ubcd\images" & vbCrLf & _
				 "Quitting Script!"
	Wscript.Quit
End If

' Create ISO
intRunError = objShell.Run(chr(34) & pathMKISOFS & chr(34) & " -N -J -joliet-long -D -V " & chr(34) & "UBCD" & strVer & chr(34) & " -o " & chr(34) & Replace(scriptPath,"\","/") & "UBCD.iso" & chr(34) & " -b " & chr(34) & "isolinux/isolinux.bin" & chr(34) & " -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table " & chr(34) & Replace(pathUBCD,"\","/") & chr(34), 1, True)
If intRunError <> 0 Then
	Wscript.Echo "!~ERROR~! - Making UBCD ISO with mkisofs.exe" & vbCrLf & _
				 "Quitting Script!"
	Wscript.Quit
End If





' Cleanup Objects and Finish
' ***************************************************************************************
Set objShell = nothing
Set objFSO = nothing
Wscript.Echo "Finished"

Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 1:24 am
by as702
Wow, thank you. My vbscript skills are a little rusty but I'll definitely have a look at it.

Script

Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 1:48 am
by deadite
If you have questions, let me know... it should be straight forward to run though...

If you are running Linux let me know and I can rewrite it for Linux using PERL

Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 1:53 am
by Icecube
I am running linux. I think a bash script can solve this easily, but if you prefer Perl, make it in Perl. I have a script to make the iso, so I only have to replace dosubcd.igz and double click on the bash script.

By default, I think it is better that the new iso has another name as the original one (e.g UBCDb4-freedosV1.28.iso)

Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 1:56 am
by deadite
hmm I just noticed a small caveat.... If you run the script more than once and the extracted UBCD folder or the new ISO exist, it will return a result other than 0 (ie: an error). So you can delete them everytime, or just comment out the Wscript.Quit when it checks for intRunError <> 0.

Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 1:57 am
by deadite
OK, It'll prob take me some time to get a BASH Script together.... I don't have a Linux Box running at the moment, so I'll have to install one..

Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 2:02 am
by Icecube
You can download unxutils: http://unxutils.sourceforge.net/. It works on windows and contains the most important linux programs (native programs, no cygwin ports).

Change:

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' Set Path to Extract UBCD ISO Files
pathUBCD = scriptPath & "ubcd" 
To:

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' Set Path to Extract UBCD ISO Files
pathUBCD = scriptPath & "ubcd-extract" 
The UBCD5 version contains a folder ubcd, so that can be confusing.

PS: you can edit your post with your script.

Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 2:09 am
by as702
When it rains, it pours.

Great effort, guys. (-:

Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 2:15 am
by Icecube
@as702
If you add the next dosubcd.igz in a zip file "dosubcd-<Version>.zip" like I already mentioned, deadite can use the filename of the zip file to determine the version number which "must" be added to the iso image.

Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 2:42 am
by as702
Consider it done. From this day forth, ALL future releases will contain the suffix "-<VERSION>.zip"

Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 7:05 pm
by deadite
I just wanted to check on this to make sure I have it correct. You want the variable for dosubcd.igz to be modified to look for dosubcd-<VERSION>.zip, extract the dosubcd.igz in that file, and then copy it to the extracted ISO?

Consider it done.

I will update the vbscript as well as put out a BASH script later tonight

Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:39 pm
by deadite
OK, I revised the vbscript and will get the BASH script written later tonight

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' ***************************************************************************************
' updateDosUBCD.vbs
'
' PURPOSE:
' This script extracts an UBCD ISO, updates dosubcd.igz, and creates an updated ISO file
'
' REQUIREMENTS:
' This script requires that 7-Zip is installed, a new dosubcd.igz file, and an UBCD ISO.
' 
' NOTES: 
' It is recommended to use the default variables, but you can customize their paths under the custom
' variables section.  Please see that section for the default values.  This script has been tested and will
' work with UBCD 4.x and 5.x
' ***************************************************************************************

' Force Explicit Variable Declaration and Ignore All Errors
Option Explicit
On Error Resume Next





' User Script Variables - Set to Customize Script
' ***************************************************************************************
' Custom Variable Paths to Override the Default Paths
Dim path7Zip: path7Zip = ""					'(Default = %PROGRAMFILES%\7-Zip\7z.exe)
Dim pathIMG: pathIMG = "" 					'(Default = Same Directory as this Script)
Dim pathISO: pathISO = "" 					'(Default = Same Directory as this Script)
Dim pathMKISOFS: pathMKISOFS = ""			'(Default = Uses mkisofs.exe from the UBCD ISO)

' User Defined Variables THESE MUST BE SET
Dim nameIMG: nameIMG = "dosubcd_r128.zip"	'(Name of the dosubcd zip file)
Dim nameISO: nameISO = "ubcd411.iso"		'(Name of UBCD ISO)
Dim repIMGExtract: repIMGExtract = True		'(Replace dosubcd.igz when extracting dosubcd_<version>.zip)
Dim repISOExtract: repISOExtract = True		'(Replace dosubcd.igz when extracting dosubcd_<version>.zip)





' Default Variables - Do Not Modify This Section
' ***************************************************************************************
' Create Objects & Variables
Dim objShell: Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Dim objFSO: Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Dim verISO

' Get Path to Current Script
Dim scriptPath: scriptPath = Left(WScript.ScriptFullName,InstrRev(WScript.ScriptFullName,"\"))

' Set Path to 7-Zip
If Not objFSO.FileExists(path7Zip) Then
	path7Zip = objShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%PROGRAMFILES%\7-Zip\7z.exe")
	If Not objFSO.FileExists(path7Zip) Then 
		Wscript.Echo "!~ERROR~! 7-Zip Couldn't Be located in the Location:" & vbCrLf & _
					 path7Zip & vbCrLf & _
					 "Quitting Script!"
		Wscript.Quit
	End If
End If

' Set Path to dosubcd_<version>.zip
If objFSO.FolderExists(pathIMG) Then
	If Right(pathIMG, 1) <> "\" Then pathIMG = pathIMG & "\"
Else
	pathIMG = scriptPath
	If Right(pathIMG, 1) <> "\" Then pathIMG = pathIMG & "\"
End If
If Not objFSO.FileExists(pathIMG & nameIMG) Then
	Wscript.Echo "!~ERROR~! dosubcd_<version>.zip Couldn't Be located in the Location:" & vbCrLf & _
				 pathIMG & nameIMG & vbCrLf & _
				 "Quitting Script!"
	Wscript.Quit
End If

' Set Path to UBCD ISO
If objFSO.FolderExists(pathISO) Then
	If Right(pathISO, 1) <> "\" Then pathISO = pathISO & "\"
Else
	pathISO = scriptPath
	If Right(pathISO, 1) <> "\" Then pathISO = pathISO & "\"	
End If
If Not objFSO.FileExists(pathISO & nameISO) Then
	Wscript.Echo "!~ERROR~! UBCD ISO Couldn't Be located in the Location:" & vbCrLf & _
				 pathISO & nameISO & vbCrLf & _
				 "Quitting Script!"
	Wscript.Quit
End If

' Get UBCD ISO Version and Append It
verISO = Replace(nameISO, ".iso", "")
verISO = Replace(verISO, "ubcd", "") & "1"

' Path to Extract UBCD ISO
Dim pathUBCDExtract: pathUBCDExtract = scriptPath & "ubcd-extract\"
If Right(pathUBCDExtract, 1) <> "\" Then pathUBCDExtract = pathUBCDExtract & "\"





' Process Files - Do Not Modify This Section
' ***************************************************************************************
' Extract dosubcd_<version>.zip
If repIMGExtract = True Then
	objShell.Run chr(34) & path7Zip & chr(34) & " x -y -o" & chr(34) & pathIMG & chr(34) & " " & chr(34) & pathIMG & nameIMG & chr(34), 1, TRUE
Else
	objShell.Run chr(34) & path7Zip & chr(34) & " x -o" & chr(34) & pathIMG & chr(34) & " " & chr(34) & pathIMG & nameIMG & chr(34), 1, TRUE
End If

' Extract UBCD ISO
If repISOExtract = True Then
	objShell.Run chr(34) & path7Zip & chr(34) & " x -y -o" & chr(34) & pathUBCDExtract & chr(34) & " " & chr(34) & pathISO & nameISO & chr(34), 1, TRUE
Else
	objShell.Run chr(34) & path7Zip & chr(34) & " x -o" & chr(34) & pathUBCDExtract & chr(34) & " " & chr(34) & pathISO & nameISO & chr(34), 1, TRUE
End If

' Update dosubcd.igz (Compatible with versions 4.x and 5.x)
If objFSO.FolderExists(pathUBCDExtract & "images") Then
	' UBCD 4.x Detected
	' Copy File
	objFSO.CopyFile pathIMG & nameIMG, pathUBCDExtract & "images\dosubcd.igz", True
	' Set Path MKISOFS
	If Not objFSO.FileExists(pathMKISOFS) Then
		' Use Default From Extracted ISO
		pathMKISOFS = pathUBCDExtract & "tools\ubcd2iso\mkisofs.exe"
		If Not objFSO.FileExists(pathMKISOFS) Then
			Wscript.Echo "!~ERROR~! - Couldn't find mkisofs.exe in:" & vbCrLf & _
						 pathMKISOFS & vbCrLf & _
						 "Quitting Script!"
			Wscript.Quit
		End If
	End If
Elseif objFSO.FolderExists(pathUBCDExtract & "ubcd\images") Then
	' UBCD 5.x Detected
	' Copy File
	objFSO.CopyFile pathIMG & nameIMG, pathUBCDExtract & "ubcd\images\dosubcd.igz", True
	' Set Path MKISOFS
	If Not objFSO.FileExists(pathMKISOFS) Then
		' Use Default From Extracted ISO
		pathMKISOFS = pathUBCDExtract & "ubcd\tools\ubcd2iso\mkisofs.exe"
		If Not objFSO.FileExists(pathMKISOFS) Then
			Wscript.Echo "!~ERROR~! - Couldn't find mkisofs.exe in:" & vbCrLf & _
						 pathMKISOFS & vbCrLf & _
						 "Quitting Script!"
			Wscript.Quit
		End If
	End If
Else
	Wscript.Echo "!~ERROR~! - Couldn't Find Extracted UBCD 4.x Or 5.x Files in:" & vbCrLf & _
				 pathUBCDExtract & "images" & vbCrLf & _
				 "OR" & vbCrLf & _
				 pathUBCDExtract & "ubcd\images" & vbCrLf & _
				 "Quitting Script!"
	Wscript.Quit
End If

' Create ISO
If objFile.Exists(scriptPath & "UBCD.iso") Then
	objFSO.DeleteFile(scriptPath & "UBCD.iso"), True
End If
Wscript.Sleep(3000)
objShell.Run chr(34) & pathMKISOFS & chr(34) & " -N -J -joliet-long -D -V " & chr(34) & "UBCD" & verISO & chr(34) & " -o " & chr(34) & Replace(scriptPath,"\","/") & "UBCD.iso" & chr(34) & " -b " & chr(34) & "isolinux/isolinux.bin" & chr(34) & " -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table " & chr(34) & Replace(pathUBCDExtract,"\","/") & chr(34), 1, True





' Cleanup Objects and Finish
' ***************************************************************************************
Set objShell = nothing
Set objFSO = nothing
Wscript.Echo "Finished"

Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 11:45 pm
by deadite
Sorry for the delay, but I finally just finished this... I had to change some of the code around because some commands didn't match up. I'm not entirely sure if the mkisofs command will actually work on your computer, but the rest should be ok.

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#!/bin/bash          
pathIMG="" 			#(Default = Same Directory as this Script)

pathISO="" 			#(Default = Same Directory as this Script)

# User Defined Variables THESE MUST BE SET

nameIMG="dosubcd_r128.zip"	#(Name of the dosubcd zip file)

nameISO="ubcd50b4.iso"		#(Name of UBCD ISO)

repIMGExtract="true"		#(Replace dosubcd.igz when extracting dosubcd_<version>.zip)

repISOExtract="true"		#(Replace dosubcd.igz when extracting dosubcd_<version>.zip)

#

# Default Variables - Do Not Modify This Section

# ***************************************************************************************

# Set Path to Current Script

scriptPath=`pwd`
#[[ $scriptPath != */ ]] && scriptPath="$scriptPath"/

# Set Path to dosubcd_<version>.zip
if test -n $pathIMG; then
	pathIMG="$scriptPath"
fi
[[ $pathIMG != */ ]] && pathIMG="$pathIMG"/

# Ensure dosubcd_<version>.zip Exists
if [ ! -f "$pathIMG$nameIMG" ]; then
	echo "ERROR dosubcd_version.zip Couldnt be located at:" "$pathIMG$nameIMG"
	echo "Quitting Script!"
	exit
fi

# Set Path to UBCD ISO
if test -n $pathISO; then
	pathISO="$scriptPath"
fi
[[ $pathISO != */ ]] && pathISO="$pathISO"/

# Ensure UBCD ISO Exists
if [ ! -f "$pathISO$nameISO" ]; then
	echo "ERROR UBCD ISO Couldnt be located at:" "$pathISO$nameISO"
	echo "Quitting Script!"
	exit
fi

# Get UBCD ISO Version and Append It
verISO=${nameISO%.*}
verISO=${verISO#ubcd}1

# Set Path to Extract UBCD ISO
pathMount="$scriptPath"
[[ $pathMount != */ ]] && pathMount="$pathMount"/
pathMount="$pathMount"ubcdmount/
pathUBCDExtract="$scriptPath"
[[ $pathUBCDExtract != */ ]] && pathUBCDExtract="$pathUBCDExtract"/
pathUBCDExtract="$pathUBCDExtract"ubcd-extract/

# Ensure MKISOFS Exists
if ! hash mkisofs 2>/dev/null; then
	echo "ERROR Couldnt locate mkisofs"
	echo "Quitting Script!"
	exit
fi





# Process Files - Do Not Modify This Section
# ***************************************************************************************
# Extract dosubcd_<version>.zip
if [ $repIMGExtract = "true" ]; then
	unzip -o "$pathIMG$nameIMG" -d $pathIMG
else
	unzip "$pathIMG$nameIMG" -d $pathIMG
fi

# Extract UBCD ISO
if [ ! -d "$pathMount" ]; then
	mkdir "$pathMount"
fi
if [ ! -d "$pathUBCDExtract" ]; then
	mkdir "$pathUBCDExtract"
fi
mount -o loop -t iso9660 "$pathISO$nameISO" "$pathMount"
#cp -Rp "$pathMount" "$pathUBCDExtract"
cp -pr "$pathMount" "$pathUBCDExtract"
umount "$pathMount"
pathUBCDExtract="$pathUBCDExtract"ubcdmount/

# Update dosubcd.igz (Compatible with versions 4.x and 5.x)
if [ -d "$pathUBCDExtract"images ]; then
	echo version4
	cp "$pathIMG"dosubcd.igz "$pathUBCDExtract"images
elif [ -d "$pathUBCDExtract"ubcd/images ]; then
	echo version5
	cp "$pathIMG"dosubcd.igz "$pathUBCDExtract"ubcd/images
else
	echo "ERROR Couldnt find Extracted UBCD 4.x or 5.x Files in:"
	echo "$pathUBCDExtract"images
	echo OR
	echo "$pathUBCDExtract"ubcd/images
	echo "Quitting Script!"
	exit
fi

# Create ISO
if [ -f "$scriptPath"ubcd.iso ]; then
	rm "$scriptPath"ubcd.iso
fi
mkisofs -N -J -joliet-long -D -V "UBCD$verISO" -o "$scriptPath"ubcd.iso -b "isolinux/isolinux.bin" -no--emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table "$pathUBCDExtract"
 

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:53 am
by as702
thanks, deadite. i'll give it a go later this evening.

Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 3:52 am
by as702

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mount -o loop -t iso9660 "$pathISO$nameISO" "$pathMount"
#cp -Rp "$pathMount" "$pathUBCDExtract"
cp -pr "$pathMount" "$pathUBCDExtract"
umount "$pathMount"
pathUBCDExtract="$pathUBCDExtract"ubcdmount/ 
how are you managing to extract/mount the ISO? is it still dependent on users requiring 7zip to be installed on their system?

Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 6:52 pm
by deadite
All this block of code does is create a temp folder and mount the ISO to the temp folder. It then copies out the files from the temp mount to a working directory and unmounts the ISO. 7zip is not required.

It should be a pretty standard way to mount ISO's on Linux, but I did see a couple variations on the following line:

mount -o loop -t iso9660 "$pathISO$nameISO" "$pathMount"

I have verified that this works on Fedora Core 9. If you need further help, let me know.