Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 09:16:10 -0600 From: Vulpes Velox <v.velox@vvelox.net> To: RW <list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mkisofs and large files Message-ID: <20041208091610.5cac5c7f@fennec.24-119-122-191.cpe.cableone.net> In-Reply-To: <200412080408.12838.list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> References: <200412080408.12838.list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com>
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On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 04:08:12 +0000 RW <list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> wrote: > I've been trying to burn a single large file (a 4.2 GB encrypted > gbde filesystem within a file) to a DVD, but mkisofs tells me the > file is too large. > > I looked on Google and found that mkisofs had a filesize limit of 2 > GB, but this was increased to 4 GB, so I dropped the filesize to > 4095 MB, but it still failed, so I guess the version in ports still > has the 2 GB limits. > > Does the development version of cdrtools in ports have the 4 GB > limit? If so, how can I get sysutils/dvd+rw-tools to use the newer > version, is it just a matter of deinstalling them both and changing > the dependence in pkgtools.conf? What steps are you taking to burn it to dvd? I have not had any problems burning DVDs over 2GB in size, so I am pretty sure it is not that.
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