El Torito
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* [https://pdos.csail.mit.edu/6.828/2014/readings/boot-cdrom.pdf “El Torito” Bootable CD-ROM Format Specification Version 1.0] | * [https://pdos.csail.mit.edu/6.828/2014/readings/boot-cdrom.pdf “El Torito” Bootable CD-ROM Format Specification Version 1.0] | ||
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20180112220141/https://download.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/specscdrom.pdf another copy, from archive.org] | ** [https://web.archive.org/web/20180112220141/https://download.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/specscdrom.pdf another copy, from archive.org] | ||
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| + | == Sample files == | ||
| + | * [https://archive.org/details/dos71cd Ms-Dos Version 7.1 cd image] → dos71cd.iso | ||
| + | * [https://archive.org/details/Puppy_Linux_Archpup Puppy Linux Archpup] → archpup-1204.iso, ... | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:07, 16 February 2019
El Torito is an extension of ISO 9660 format that specifies a standard way to make "bootable" CD-ROMs and DVDs. It was developed by IBM, and Phoenix Technologies.
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[edit] Identification
One of the ISO 9660 volume descriptors begins with the byte sequence 0x00 "CD001" 0x01 "EL TORITO SPECIFICATION".
For the usual ISO 9660 file format, the sequence will appear at offset 32768+2048×k, for some smallish value of k≥0.
[edit] Specifications
[edit] Sample files
- Ms-Dos Version 7.1 cd image → dos71cd.iso
- Puppy Linux Archpup → archpup-1204.iso, ...
