Re: Writable image catalog - usable as LODRUN?

[Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Vern,

On your PC, use an open source software to make an .iso out of the DVD.  
I use MagicIOS others use other tools, doesn't matter.

FTP in binary mode the new.iso to your directory, make the image catalog 
and use the image catalog name in the lodrun device parameter.

Jim Oberholtzer
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects


On 5/21/2013 8:16 PM, Vernon Hamberg wrote:
> Just got an installation CD from a vendor and asked our system guy to
> install the product. We do everything with image catalogs and apparently
> don't have an optical drive easy to use - I can't respond to any
> questions as to why that.
>
> So I believe we can create an image catalog, then an image catalog entry
> with FROMFILE(*NEW) and mount it on a virtual optical device.
>
> Now if we copy the contents of the CD to that image catalog -
> /QOPT/SOMECDID - either with FTP or a file share - is that virtual CD
> usable for installing with LODRUN? IIRC, I believe that an IMGCLG IFS
> object can be copied to a PC - it can be an ISO.
>
> I also gave him an installer for Daemon Tools Lite, which can create an
> image from the CD.
>
> Just wondering about the alternative I described - I hope well enough
> described!
>
> Thanks
> Vern
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