problem with mkisofs

[Matty B]

i have a prob creating an iso file.using a tutorial it says
to create an iso copy all data to a sub dir then move ip.bin to the root then type mkisofs -c 0,11700 -v gamename -l -o data.iso subfolder.i then get the error message "no such file or directory. invalid node - podracer (gamename) . i've managed to rip and extract data,hack bin files but get to this point and get stuck.any ideas what i might be doing wrong? please.

[Wayne]

If you're getting "No such file or directory", it sounds like your subdirectory is entered incorrectly. You need to be only one directory above the one you're writing. Here's my directory structure:

C:\dreamcast
|
+--C:\dreamcast\data

While the current directory is c:\dreamcast, you tell mkisofs that the subdirectory is "DATA" because it's directly under the current directory.

Also - are you using Windows or Linux? I've been playing with Linux recently and the "no such file or directory" sounds like a Linux message. DOS/Windows Command-line is worded differently, I believe.

One more thing - you might want to try to enter the "gamename" in caps. This is the DISC label and ISO9660 format doesn't support lowercase, dashes or spaces and should be no longer than 11 characters. This may not be the problem, but it can't hurt.

[Matty B]

thanks for that.sorted it now. wasn't using capital --C & -V. didn't know that those parameter's had to be in capital. thanx