Oscdimg Command-Line Options
3/21/2011
Oscdimg is a command-line tool for creating an image (.iso) file of a customized 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) 3.0. You can then burn that .iso file to a CD-ROM.
Note
Merely copying the .iso file to the CD-ROM does not work. To create a bootable CD-ROM, you must use CD-recording software that unpacks the .iso file and burns it to a CD-ROM.
Where to Find Oscdimg
In order to run oscdimg on a computer with Windows Embedded Standard 7 Toolkit installed, open the Windows PE Tools Command Prompt. This will load the Standard 7 environment variables and allow you to use oscdimg from your command prompt.
Alternatively, to copy oscdimg to a storage device or a remote location, you can find oscdimg at the following locations, where C is the drive on which you installed Standard 7 and E is a DVD drive containing the Standard 7.installation media. Replace <device architecture> with x86 or AMD64, depending upon your device architecture.
C:\Program Files\Windows Embedded Studio\Tools\<device architecture>
E:\Windows Embedded Studio\Program Files\Windows Embedded Studio\Tools\<device architecture>
Note
If your development computer uses a 64-bit architecture, your install location will change to C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Embedded Studio.
Oscdimg Command-Line Options
The following command-line options are available for Oscdimg.
oscdimg [-blocation] [-d] [-h] [-j1] [-j2] [-llabelname] [-n] [-nt] [-o[i][s]] [-tmm/dd/yyyy,hh:mm:ss [-g]] [-x] sourceroot [image_file]
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
-b location |
Specifies the location of the El Torito boot sector file. Do not use any spaces. For example, |
-d |
Does not force lowercase file names to uppercase. |
-g |
Uses the Universal Coordinated Time (UCT) for all files instead of the local time. |
-h |
Includes hidden files and directories. |
-j1 |
Encodes Joliet Unicode file names and generates DOS-compatible 8.3 file names in the ISO-9660 namespace. These file names can be read by either Joliet systems or conventional ISO-9660 systems, but Oscdimg may change some file names in the ISO-9660 namespace to comply with DOS 8.3 and ISO-9660 naming restrictions. When you use the -j1 or -j2 options, the -d, -n, and -nt options do not apply and cannot be used. |
-j2 |
Encodes Joliet Unicode file names without standard ISO-9660 names. (Requires a Joliet operating system to read files from the CD-ROM.) When you use the -j1 or -j2 options, the -d, -n, and -nt options do not apply and cannot be used. |
-l labelname |
Specifies the volume label. Do not use spaces between the l and the labelname. For example, |
-n |
Enables long file names. |
-nt |
Enables long file names that are compatible with Windows NT 3.51. |
-o |
Optimizes storage by encoding duplicate files only one time. |
-oi |
Optimizes storage by encoding duplicate files only one time. When it compares files, ignores Diamond compression timestamps. |
-os |
Optimizes storage by encoding duplicate files only one time. Shows duplicate files when it creates the image. |
-ois |
Optimizes storage by encoding duplicate files only one time. When it compares files, ignores Diamond compression timestamps. Shows duplicate files when it creates the image. |
-t mm/dd/yyyy,hh:mm:ss |
Specifies the time stamp for all files and directories. Do not use any spaces. Use the United States of America date format and a 24-hour clock. You can use any delimiter between the items. For example, |
-x |
Computes and encodes the AutoCRC value in the image. |
sourceroot |
Required. Specifies the location of the Windows PE files that you intend to build into an .iso image. |
image_file |
Specifies the name of the .iso image file that you intend to create from the Windows PE files. |