Re: [TCLUG:19968] Bootable Image Lilo and CDRW

[Callum Lerwick <lerwick@tcfreenet.org>]

> > Okay heres the deal:
> >     I need/want to make myself a system admin disk. I want it bootable and
> > able to boot linux(maybe the bbc), dos, and a memory checker whichs can be
> > booted through lilo.  Has anyone ever written lilo to a cdr or cdrw? Once I
> > get the bootable stuff done, I need to add some other files, and sys admin
> > tools, like fdisk, format.... Ghost, Drive Image.................  Most of
> > the stuff I need from a day to day bais.  I want this cd to be the bomb.
> > Anyone have any ideas as to how to do the bootable thing with dos, linux and
> > the memory manger?


How legal do you want this to be? ;) If you want DOS, I'd say find
yourself a Win98 CD, reverse engineer MS's DOS based CD boot setup, then
add in Linux via Loadlin or SYSLINUX. (Don't know syslinux myself...)