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Need boot CD for Toshiba A60 laptop
Last year we bought Toshiba Satellite A60 laptops and had a real problem getting them to boot from a custom made CD. I finally managed to do it after a lot of work, but unfortunately, can not remember what program I used. This year we went out and bought Toshiba A60 laptops and have the same problem. I have tried used Nero, WinISO and UltraISO, but none of them will boot these laptops. I'm hoping someone here knows of a program (or has a good suggestion of a program) to try that will hopefully work to boot these laptops.
My other option (if this is easier), is to find a program that can edit the ISO file I have from last year's boot CDs for the Toshiba A10 laptops. All I need to do is change some files in the boot partition of the ISO file. However, every program that I've tried that claims they edit ISO files will only edit the secondary partition of the CD, which does not help me.....
I really need to get these computers set-up before this weekend, so any help is greatly appreciated!
Vishnu
My other option (if this is easier), is to find a program that can edit the ISO file I have from last year's boot CDs for the Toshiba A10 laptops. All I need to do is change some files in the boot partition of the ISO file. However, every program that I've tried that claims they edit ISO files will only edit the secondary partition of the CD, which does not help me.....
I really need to get these computers set-up before this weekend, so any help is greatly appreciated!
Vishnu
Those links are ok for making Microsoft boot disks, but is that what you are trying to do? You said you were making custom boot disks...so I assume thats not what you wanted.
What is this custom boot disk you are trying to make? Is it from a bootable floppy? What applications are on the custom boot disk? What are you trying to do with this custom bootdisk?
There is more info about bootable CD's here than you could possibly need ... but here it is anyway http://www.nu2.nu/bootcd/
This site is for a bootable bios cd, but the steps are the same for making any bootable cd from a floppy http://www.bay-wolf.com/bootcd.htm
What is this custom boot disk you are trying to make? Is it from a bootable floppy? What applications are on the custom boot disk? What are you trying to do with this custom bootdisk?
There is more info about bootable CD's here than you could possibly need ... but here it is anyway http://www.nu2.nu/bootcd/
This site is for a bootable bios cd, but the steps are the same for making any bootable cd from a floppy http://www.bay-wolf.com/bootcd.htm
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The boot CD basically just loads network drivers and connects to a network drive for running ghost. The CDs will boot any other comuputer (at least 15 differents types, Dells, IBMs, Compaqs, Clones, etc.), but will not boot either the Toshiba A10 or A60.
Vishnu
Vishnu
ASKER
I've tried the procedures in Nero, WinISO, UltraISO, and EasyBoot. They all take my boot disk that I've created and burn a bootable CD, which works fine except for these laptops. I have not tried Easy CD Creator....
Vishnu
Vishnu
ok lets talk details...
when you say it doesnt boot, does it try at all? does it get to a point where it fails or does it just never even see the disc as bootable?
have you tried booting off a different bootable cd? maybe the boot order isn't as you expect it is
if a different cd works, maybe its your media...try burning at a slower rate, try a different brand.
when you say it doesnt boot, does it try at all? does it get to a point where it fails or does it just never even see the disc as bootable?
have you tried booting off a different bootable cd? maybe the boot order isn't as you expect it is
if a different cd works, maybe its your media...try burning at a slower rate, try a different brand.
ASKER
It does try to boot, it reads the CD (displays type of boot cd - No Emulation, Floppy Emulation, etc.), then gives an error message saying Boot disk failure. The machine WILL boot from the Toshiba boot CDs I made last year, but unfortunately, those CDs have a different network card driver than these new machines. The brand of CD is the same, I've actually tried on Mitsui and Prodisc, both with the same result.
Vishnu
Vishnu
too make a cd bootable, you need to load a boot sector, either from another bootable cd or floppy, or a downloadable *.img file...what are you using to make your CDs bootable?
ASKER
I've used Nero, WinISO and UltraISO to read a floppy image to a file, and used all 3 program to burn these images, none work. The floppy disk that I'm reading from does work in other computers, but these laptops have no floppy drive....
Vishnu
Vishnu
ASKER
If I could edit the files on the boot sector of last year's toshiba boot CD (or the ISO file I have saved from last year), then I'd be all set. All I need to do is change the network card driver. However, I can not find a program that will read the boot partition, it will only read the stuff on the rest of the CD.
Vishnu
Vishnu
download isobuster.. http://www.smart-projects.net/isobuster/
one of the tracks of the old bootable cd will show as bootable in isobuster....click it to show the boot image on the right side of the screen. see what i mean here..
http://www.windows-help.net/WindowsXP/img/xp-sp2-10.png
of course your bootable *.img file will be called something different...but thats how you grab the bootable image from your old disc
one of the tracks of the old bootable cd will show as bootable in isobuster....click it to show the boot image on the right side of the screen. see what i mean here..
http://www.windows-help.net/WindowsXP/img/xp-sp2-10.png
of course your bootable *.img file will be called something different...but thats how you grab the bootable image from your old disc
ASKER
Ok, I've downloaded the program, which does show the the breaddown, but it won't allow me to do anything with it. I can extract the files, but they extract to an img file and cat file, neither of which I can edit....
P.S. the windows-help link that you posted doesn't work.
Vishnu
P.S. the windows-help link that you posted doesn't work.
Vishnu
sorry they dont allow direct linking..the image is on this page...
http://www.windows-help.net/WindowsXP/winxp-sp2-bootcd.html
and the .img file is exactly what you want to extract...so that you can make another boot disk...the *.img is just the boot sector
how did you make this bootable floppy disk in the first place? (the old one)
http://www.windows-help.net/WindowsXP/winxp-sp2-bootcd.html
and the .img file is exactly what you want to extract...so that you can make another boot disk...the *.img is just the boot sector
how did you make this bootable floppy disk in the first place? (the old one)
ASKER
Yes, the img file would be great if I wanted to make an exact copy of the CD, unfortunately, I need to change some of the files that are stored in that img file (that were part of the original boot sector). I need to replace the network driver that loads in the startup files with a new one. I made the old bootable floppy disk from scratch, and used it to make a bootable CD last year (I thought I had used WinISO - but doesn't seem to work this year).
If I take my last year's ISO file, or make a new ISO file from last year's boot CD, then burn it onto another CD, it will boot the computer, but since it has the wrong NIC driver, it won't do what I need it to do.
Vishnu
If I take my last year's ISO file, or make a new ISO file from last year's boot CD, then burn it onto another CD, it will boot the computer, but since it has the wrong NIC driver, it won't do what I need it to do.
Vishnu
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Thank you!!! You may have just saved my long weekend :) WinImage was perfect, I opened up my ISO file from last year, injected the new NIC card files into, and booted perfectly!
whew...thought we'd never get to the bottom of that... :)
thank you for the points and grade!
thank you for the points and grade!
Are you following procedures given here ?
Creating bootable Windows 2000/XP Disc (Easy CD Creator 5)
http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=298
Creating bootable Windows 2000/XP Disc (Easy CD and DVD Creator 6)
http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=311
Creating bootable Windows 2000/XP Disc (Nero 5.5)
http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=296
Creating bootable Windows 2000/XP Disc (Nero 6)
http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=297
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