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How to update a Ext2 boot file?

Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 6:24 pm
by Calvin
Hi,

I successfully managed to add the Panda Antivirus to my boot CD.

Now, I just don't know how to update the virus definitions inside the boot file. So far, I managed to extract the "initrd_img" file from it's gzip container.
Now I just need to replace the "pav.sig" file inside that Ext2 image.

I already found instructions on how to do this in Linux but, I would rather use Windows or MacOS.

I found some file viewers like "Explore2fs" that open and show the contents of the file. Only they're all "read only".

Also tried a file-system driver (Ext2 IFS for Windows, and a similar Mac software) but that kind of software was meant to access partitions not image files.

Can please someone help me? Thanks in advance.

Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 6:47 pm
by Icecube
Use linux (Parted Magic is already included in UBCD). It is the easiest way.
It is very difficult, maybe even impossible, to do it in windows.