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On Thu, 12 May 2005 21:47:51 +1200, Lawrence D'Oliveiro
<_zealand> wrote:

>In article <d5v172$cm8$>, Ray Greene <>
>wrote:
>
>>Anyone know of any free software for modifying ISO images? Or alternatively a
>>commercial app that's good enough to be worth paying for.
>
>Wouldn't it be more efficient to mount the image on a loopback
>filesystem and copy the files to a new image, making the changes along
>the way?

I have no idea how to do that. Can you tell me more?

> ISO9660 is a read-only filesystem--it's not designed to allow
>making changes in-place.

People seem to have ignored that and done it anyway

--
Ray Greene.

On Fri, 13 May 2005 19:17:49 +1200, Ray Greene <> wrote:

>On 12 May 2005 19:58:19 +1200, Dave Taylor <>
>wrote:
>
>>Ray Greene <> wrote in news:d5v172$cm8$:
>>
>>> Anyone know of any free software for modifying ISO images? Or
>>> alternatively a commercial app that's good enough to be worth paying
>>> for.
>>>
>>
>>
>>You want to open them, add files , change etc.
>>
>>http://www.isobuster.com
>
>I tried Isobuster today but it doesn't modify ISOs, just reads them



WinISO

Ray Greene said the following on 12/05/2005 7:39 p.m.:
> Anyone know of any free software for modifying ISO images? Or alternatively a
> commercial app that's good enough to be worth paying for.
>
Alcohol 120% very good but pay for software and useful for
other than just the task you have in mind

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In article <d61khd$cm8$>, Ray Greene <>
wrote:

>On Thu, 12 May 2005 21:47:51 +1200, Lawrence D'Oliveiro
><_zealand> wrote:
>
>>In article <d5v172$cm8$>, Ray Greene <>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>Anyone know of any free software for modifying ISO images? Or alternatively a
>>>commercial app that's good enough to be worth paying for.
>>
>>Wouldn't it be more efficient to mount the image on a loopback
>>filesystem and copy the files to a new image, making the changes along
>>the way?
>
>I have no idea how to do that. Can you tell me more?

man mount

and look for the section "THE LOOP DEVICE"

>> ISO9660 is a read-only filesystem--it's not designed to allow
>>making changes in-place.
>
>People seem to have ignored that and done it anyway

You can't just mount it as a filesystem and do changes in place.

On Fri, 13 May 2005 21:49:15 +1200, Lawrence D'Oliveiro
<_zealand> wrote:

>In article <d61khd$cm8$>, Ray Greene <>
>wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 12 May 2005 21:47:51 +1200, Lawrence D'Oliveiro
>><_zealand> wrote:
>>
>>>In article <d5v172$cm8$>, Ray Greene <>
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>Anyone know of any free software for modifying ISO images? Or alternatively a
>>>>commercial app that's good enough to be worth paying for.
>>>
>>>Wouldn't it be more efficient to mount the image on a loopback
>>>filesystem and copy the files to a new image, making the changes along
>>>the way?
>>
>>I have no idea how to do that. Can you tell me more?
>
> man mount
>
>and look for the section "THE LOOP DEVICE"
>
>>> ISO9660 is a read-only filesystem--it's not designed to allow
>>>making changes in-place.
>>
>>People seem to have ignored that and done it anyway
>
>You can't just mount it as a filesystem and do changes in place.



Usev this

http://www.winiso.com/


I have found a few that can do it, but none are Free.

What I do some times is to unpack the ISO add the Bits and reburn it..

On Fri, 13 May 2005 21:49:15 +1200, Lawrence D'Oliveiro
<_zealand> wrote:

>In article <d61khd$cm8$>, Ray Greene <>
>wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 12 May 2005 21:47:51 +1200, Lawrence D'Oliveiro
>><_zealand> wrote:
>>
>>>In article <d5v172$cm8$>, Ray Greene <>
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>Anyone know of any free software for modifying ISO images? Or alternatively a
>>>>commercial app that's good enough to be worth paying for.
>>>
>>>Wouldn't it be more efficient to mount the image on a loopback
>>>filesystem and copy the files to a new image, making the changes along
>>>the way?
>>
>>I have no idea how to do that. Can you tell me more?
>
> man mount
>
>and look for the section "THE LOOP DEVICE"
>
>>> ISO9660 is a read-only filesystem--it's not designed to allow
>>>making changes in-place.
>>
>>People seem to have ignored that and done it anyway
>
>You can't just mount it as a filesystem and do changes in place.



Here are some more ISO Commander


http://www.softandco.com/a/8537/iso-commander.html


Ultra ISO

http://www.winfuture.de/news,16468.html


ISOmagic

http://www.mythusoft.com/


ISOedit


http://www.isoedit.com/



Winimage Unpacker

http://www.winimage.com/

CSE wrote:
> On Fri, 13 May 2005 21:49:15 +1200, Lawrence D'Oliveiro
> <_zealand> wrote:
>
>
>>In article <d61khd$cm8$>, Ray Greene <>
>>wrote:
>>
>>
>>>On Thu, 12 May 2005 21:47:51 +1200, Lawrence D'Oliveiro
>>><_zealand> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>In article <d5v172$cm8$>, Ray Greene <>
>>>>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Anyone know of any free software for modifying ISO images? Or alternatively a
>>>>>commercial app that's good enough to be worth paying for.
>>>>
>>>>Wouldn't it be more efficient to mount the image on a loopback
>>>>filesystem and copy the files to a new image, making the changes along
>>>>the way?
>>>
>>>I have no idea how to do that. Can you tell me more?
>>
>> man mount
>>
>>and look for the section "THE LOOP DEVICE"
>>
>>
>>>>ISO9660 is a read-only filesystem--it's not designed to allow
>>>>making changes in-place.
>>>
>>>People seem to have ignored that and done it anyway
>>
>>You can't just mount it as a filesystem and do changes in place.
>
>
>
>
> Here are some more ISO Commander
>
>
> http://www.softandco.com/a/8537/iso-commander.html
>
>
> Ultra ISO
>
> http://www.winfuture.de/news,16468.html
>
>
> ISOmagic
>
> http://www.mythusoft.com/
>
>
> ISOedit
>
>
> http://www.isoedit.com/
>
>
>
> Winimage Unpacker
>
> http://www.winimage.com/
>
>
or Virtual Daemon (freeware) mount the image, copy to hd, modify, create
image with whatever cd writing software came with your cd cd/r.

In article <>,
CSE <> wrote:

>I have found a few that can do it, but none are Free.

Free gratis or free libre?

Thanks for all the replies guys. I'll probably go with UltraISO.

--
Ray Greene.

Try MagicISO, http://www.magiciso.com/