How to add bootloader to ISO? Or, make ISO bootable?

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How do I add a bootloader to a Linux ISO?

When I isoinfo -d -i ... I do not see the bootloader on one of the ISO's that I have; but on another ISO there is a bootloader.

josten · Answer 1 · 2014-03-25 21:21:00Z

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Ok, I found out how to make a bootable ISO image:

# mkisofs -r -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/boot.cat -o ../c.iso -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table .

The boot.cat is required and so is the isolinux.bin as this indicates what is to be booted.

I also couldn't do this without root permissions.

answered Mar 25 '14 at 21:21

josten
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Where do I get isolinux.bin and boot.cat? – Bruce Ediger Mar 25 '14 at 22:08

It's vendor specific en.wikipedia.org/wiki/… – josten Mar 26 '14 at 1:39

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