On 1/15/11 6:06 AM, Andre Robatino wrote:
how to convert 7 cd iso images into one dvd image?
Cat the CD ISOs together (order doesn't matter) into a single big file with the same name as the corresponding DVD (same version and arch), then run rsync on it to convert into the actual DVD (using a mirror that has both rsync and the desired DVD). The same trick works in reverse: for each CD, make a copy of the DVD with the same name as the CD, then run rsync on it to convert it into the actual CD. In either direction, the download necessary shouldn't be more than a few percent of full size.
If the remote will run rsync, just use that in the first place to get the dvd and use the -P option so it will restart if you don't complete on the first attempt.
Or, if you get the CD isos, just drop them in an NFS-shared directory, burn only the first one and do an NFS install, pointing the installer at the directory containing the iso images. I haven't done that for a while but I assume it still works and it's probably the easiest approach. With VMware or other virtual frameworks that can map an iso file as a boot device you don't even have to burn the first image - just connect it as a virtual CD.