Re: Writable image catalog - usable as LODRUN?

[Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Jim

Yeah, that's why I sent him the Daemon Tools app, to make the ISO - I 
still think we can make a writable image catalog and put the contents 
into it - wondering if THAT would work. Seems I have in the past.

Vern

On 5/21/2013 8:51 PM, Jim Oberholtzer wrote:
> 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
> > --