How are DVDs identified by anaconda?

[Bryan Schneiders]

Does your new ISO include the .discinfo and .treeinfo files from the root of the original DVD?

Bryan Schneiders

Chris wrote:
> I've built a Fedora 9 based installation DVD using revisor and it's
> working fine but I needed to add some files to the root directory on
> the DVD. I've been able to do this using a program called IsoMaster
> which opens the ISO, allows me to add files, then rebuilds the ISO.
> This works fine except that it's a manually GUI-only operation and I
> need to script it.
> 
> So now in my script I mount the ISO as a loop device, add the files,
> then recreate the ISO using genisoimage. This seems to work OK at
> first, when I boot from the DVD I get the boot menu and can choose the
> install option but when anaconda starts up it tells me to insert the
> correct DVD.
> 
> So my question is, how is the DVD identified? I thought it was by the
> ISO label but I've been careful to make sure that this is preserved to
> be the same as that generated by revisor - although I will go and
> double-check this.
> 
> I'm sure this must be possible because it works when I do it manually
> using IsoMaster, but I'm clearly going wrong somewhere.
> 
> Any suggestions welcome!
> 
> Thanks, Chris.
> 
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