Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2021 11:45:50 -0500 From: Steven Friedrich <FreeBSD@twc.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Images for FreeBSD 13 Message-ID: <a9779be2-a2ed-1f3d-5be3-2082b74c7fc2@twc.com> In-Reply-To: <CAOgwaMtGNPYHmZ_spapfN2nSrndD-1LZZmJL=m%2BviB8DQRT5yw@mail.gmail.com> References: <447be39c-6952-fbcf-b7c3-1740f2aa3163@twc.com> <766ff0c3-9a82-67ef-b2fc-4e50d22cf8c3@panix.com> <CAOgwaMtGNPYHmZ_spapfN2nSrndD-1LZZmJL=m%2BviB8DQRT5yw@mail.gmail.com>
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On 3/8/21 3:31 AM, Mehmet Erol Sanliturk wrote: > On Mon, Mar 8, 2021 at 4:00 AM Kurt Hackenberg <kh@panix.com> wrote: > >> On 2021/03/07 18:51, Steven Friedrich wrote: >> >>> It appears FreeBSD-13.0-RC1-amd64-dvd1.iso >>> < >> https://download.freebsd.org/ftp/releases/ISO-IMAGES/13.0/FreeBSD-13.0-RC1-amd64-dvd1.iso>; >> >>> is too large to burn to disc. >> Yes, that does look slightly larger than a DVD, even though it shouldn't >> be. I guess you could write it to a Blu-Ray disc, or use disc1.iso >> instead, written to a DVD, or write a memstick image to a memory stick. >> >> Disc1.iso is supposed to fit on a CD, but it's much too big. I think >> Polytropon has told us that it's been too big for years. It doesn't >> include binary packages, so you'd have to install those across the >> network later. >> _______________________________________________ >> > I appreciate all the responses, but you're all missing the point. I want someone on the core team to trim the contents of dvd1.iso so it DOES fit on a standard, commonly availble DVD+RW media, or stop producing it, or rename it to dual-layer dvd1.iso. > > > This .iso is listed as 4.5 GigaBytes , which is NOT exactly actual size but > an approximate value for "us" . > Real size is greater than the listed value . For this reason , it is > exceeding the size of a single layer DVD being 4.7 GB . > > You may use a "Double Layer" DVD ( which is 8.5 GB ) for such "big" files > to burn . You need to check your DVD recorder about its reading/recording > capability ( whether it is able to read/record double layer DVD or not ) . > > Use of "Double Layer" DVD will be much cheaper than Blue-Ray > reader/recorder and disks . > > It is very likely that your DVD reader/recorder is able to utilize "Double > Layer" DVD disks it it is not very old . > > Mehmet Erol Sanliturk > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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