First, you will need to get your hands on a utility called "mkisofs". Next, build yourself a directory structure with at least the following: OpenBSD + 4.1 + i386 bsd bsd.rd base41.tgz etc41.tgz floppy41.fs cdrom41.fs You can also add all the packages you find interesting somewhere in that tree. Now lets cd into the OpenBSD folder and create the ISO: cd OpenBSD mkisofs -vrTJ -V "OpenBSD" -b 4.1/i386/cdrom41.fs -c boot.catalog -o ~/OpenBSD-4.1.iso . Change the -b option to point at whatever boot image you want, and the -o option to output the ISO image to where ever you want. Then you just need to burn the image. sudo cdrecord dev=/dev/rcd0c:0,0,0 speed=24 -dao -v ~/OpenBSD-4.1.iso Or whatever way you prefer.