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From: Johann Visagie <wjv@cityip.co.za>
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Subject: Re: transfering file names from windows 95 to FreeBSD
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On Mon, 07 Sep 1998 at 01:24 SAT, nogamu wrote:
> 
> I have a Hewlett Packard 2060i SCSI CD-R burner, with Gear software.  I
> am planning to burn 2-3 CD-R's, one containing most of FreeBSD's OS, and
> the next couple would store all the packages that are available
> (freeBSD/packages/All). I was wondering if you know if long file names
> such as mmr-1.5.1.tgz will properly transfer over to the new CD-R.
> Windows 95 seems to use both, but I know that unix of course works with
> the long file names only.
> 
> Will the long file names transfer or, will just the short 8-3 ISO9660
> standard screw things up.

When writing the CD (on Win95), set the target filesystem to ISO9660 +
Rockridge extensions, _not_ to Joliet.  I have never used Gear, but most
modern CD burning software should give you the option.

-- V

Johann Visagie | Email: wjv@CityIP.co.za | Tel: +27 21 419-7878

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