Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2019 22:39:20 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Installation image size for CD exceeds media size Message-ID: <20191129223920.3c24fabf.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On the path of building a "new" FreeBSD experimenting system, I planned to use the installation image for optical media, as the system in question doesn't seem to boot from USB. No big deal. I just recognized that the CD image for FreeBSD 12.1 (amd64) has a size that makes it impossible to be used with a CD medium. Why is it 910008320 Bytes (ca. 867 MB), while a CD can hold 650 MB or 700 MB? In the past (yes, I can remember), there were several CD images, usually "disc1" for system and ports installation, "disc2" containing a live system, and "disc3" and "disc4" with packaged software. With such a set, you could install a FreeBSD system entirely offline. Back on topic: With cdrecord, I tried -ignsize and -overburn, -sao and -raw, but nothing seems to work - well, not totally unexpected. I'm going to download the DVD image now, which fits a typical DVD medium, and use that instead, as the optical unit can read both CDs and DVDs... My question still remains: Why is there no "disc1" image file that fits on a CD? Or what is that image supposed to be used for? -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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