From nobody Thu Sep 14 04:46:29 2023 X-Original-To: questions@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4RmPtK68MPz4srdt for ; Thu, 14 Sep 2023 04:46:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from smithi@nimnet.asn.au) Received: from h1.out1.mxs.au (h1.out1.mxs.au [110.232.143.235]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4RmPtK356Jz4RvX for ; Thu, 14 Sep 2023 04:46:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from smithi@nimnet.asn.au) Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; none Received: from s121.syd3.hostingplatform.net.au (s121.syd3.hostingplatform.net.au [103.27.34.4]) by out1.mxs.au (Halon) with ESMTPS (TLSv1.2) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 id ae6acb4e-52b9-11ee-b18a-00163c39b365 for ; Thu, 14 Sep 2023 14:46:34 +1000 (AEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=nimnet.asn.au; s=default; h=Message-ID:From:CC:To:Subject: Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-Type:MIME-Version:References:In-Reply-To: Date:Sender:Reply-To:Content-ID:Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From: Resent-Sender:Resent-To:Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID:List-Id:List-Help: List-Unsubscribe:List-Subscribe:List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=JzwJ41nTgGoLDDzj+k0oKf5yQloD6IE62jyQGGh2DJ0=; b=o0eSlvdhbf1GentlHc0jA8iIGF A8Jt58b7L/ickVKezPXqZInQ9S2YKJ6xcVVD//FiDqQWewf+Hzr1dYfraDzgQMvGeJKraz2wq/JO6 GM/+fo3NrlDk9g84ekng7bzmFuJtOpayA4Dm2NJWVL3ifB2CgciE0NvIEeDWZ+BEzpj6Jud4EyDtw QxTl+tYYcxuWJxUogpW6k7VkWZ6GOgCIaZ1wTWY6yV1mAj3bKDcF/J59OUxnvH4L6kHIfDT5KgQIt zoAMEm9cWYPhzV1+Sz4oR5s4r+EtUl1sjO4dv01LOBoulX0EhcXDCxuB5bSsLl2nvkxz/3aMN4rNS XDJQHoYA==; Received: from [1.145.102.76] (port=1136 helo=[10.180.10.133]) by s121.syd3.hostingplatform.net.au with esmtpsa (TLS1.2) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (Exim 4.96) (envelope-from ) id 1qgeFO-001pQd-0e; Thu, 14 Sep 2023 14:46:34 +1000 Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2023 14:46:29 +1000 User-Agent: K-9 Mail for Android In-Reply-To: <20230914015957.9f0f5782.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <96ce2d8b-f310-96bc-394c-007541401c57@fjl.co.uk> <78bc91f8-665d-5ecc-4867-ba53f6291603@fjl.co.uk> <5f5b50e2-5f0e-3e86-973c-269e7cc8726d@netfence.it> <20230914015957.9f0f5782.freebsd@edvax.de> List-Id: User questions List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-questions List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: Mount bzip2 disk image To: Polytropon ,Andrea Venturoli CC: questions@freebsd.org From: Ian Smith Message-ID: <7D590A30-0F84-4B55-B75D-C4177C488CA9@nimnet.asn.au> X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - s121.syd3.hostingplatform.net.au X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - nimnet.asn.au X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: s121.syd3.hostingplatform.net.au: authenticated_id: smithi@nimnet.asn.au X-Authenticated-Sender: s121.syd3.hostingplatform.net.au: smithi@nimnet.asn.au X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-Spamd-Bar: ---- X-Rspamd-Pre-Result: action=no action; module=replies; Message is reply to one we originated X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.00 / 15.00]; REPLY(-4.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:45638, ipnet:110.232.143.0/24, country:AU] X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4RmPtK356Jz4RvX On 14 September 2023 9:59:57 am AEST, Polytropon wrote= : > On Wed, 13 Sep 2023 17:01:36 +0200, Andrea Venturoli wrote: > > On 9/13/23 15:28, Frank Leonhardt wrote: > > > The rest of the paragraph explains this would be decompressing > the bzip2=20 > > > image from tape (or other offline stream), so the actual disk > space=20 > > > would be about the same as having the bzip2 file on DASD=2E > > I'm not sure I understand what you mean=2E=2E=2E > > I have no tape=2E > DASD =3D Direct Access Storage Device, i=2E e=2E, disks or SSDs, > also known as on-line storage ("D U,DASD,ONLINE", if you wish)=2E >=20 > Yes, I am old=2E ;-) So is Frank, if he speaks DASD=2E These kids wouldn't know a mainframe i= f they tripped over the console unit :) > > I only have internal HD storage, where the bzip2 image is and where > > I could decompress it (provided enough space would be free)=2E >=20 > Do you have the change to temporarily add a sufficiently > big external disk, even if it's just a cheap 5 TB USB disk? > It won't be fast (as it's the speed limit of USB), Even so, at least make sure it's USB 3=2E > but you > could then use the image file in the mentioned way of vnode > (mdconfig + mount -o ro + cp + umount), and afterwards you > have a nice big disk - a DASD - to your disposal=2E=2E=2E :-) In t'olden days, DASDs looked more like washing machines than books =2E=2E= =2E cheers, Ian