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Date:      Sun, 7 Jan 2001 00:16:50 -0500 (EST)
From:      <joeo@cracktown.com>
To:        Scott Nolde <smnoldelinux@mediaone.net>
Cc:        freebsd questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: cdrom not showing long filenames
Message-ID:  <Pine.LNX.4.04.10101070011470.21130-100000@ra.nks.net>
In-Reply-To: <3A57F8CD.A65B7AE4@mediaone.net>

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What version of freebsd are you using?  

If it is an older version, the iso9660 filesystem stuff may not have the
necessary extensions (joliet instead of rockridge) to read long filenames
off the UT cd.

On Sun, 7 Jan 2001, Scott Nolde wrote:

> This is the situation:
> I'd like to install Unreal Tournament and make use of the linux
> emulation to play the game.  However, when I mount the retail cdrom, the
> files are like this (dos 8.3 format):
> /cdrom/system/unreal~1.est
> /cdrom/system/unreal~1.exe
> /cdrom/system/unreal~1.frt
> /cdrom/system/unreal~1.icd
> /cdrom/system/unreal~1.ini
> /cdrom/system/unreal~1.int
> 
> However, I've got other cd's that read correctly.  This cd does show the
> long filenames under linux and win*.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> -Scott
> 
> Tim McMillen wrote:
> > 
> > On Saturday January 06, 2001 20:58, Scott Nolde wrote:
> > > I've got a cdrom which is not showing the long filenames.  Is there
> > > any way i can configure this?
> > 
> > That happens when the CD is not written correctly.  Check
> > man mkisofs   (its in the ports.)
> > 
> > Unix can handle long filenames on a cd.
> > but reading that page it seems it is impossible to write a CD with long
> > filenames that will work with Mac, Win, AND Unix.  It seems to say that
> > is because of the ISO standard.  Am I off my rocker or reading the man
> > page wrong?
> > 
> >                                         Tim
> 
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