Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 11:32:56 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: xxx <galin@free.polbox.pl> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to create my own CD-ROM instalation version. Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.970327113107.354G-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <33303BB8.3BBB@free.polbox.pl>
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On Wed, 19 Mar 1997, xxx wrote: > I have downloaded the newest release of FreeBSD (2.2) to my hard disk > and now I'd like to create my CD install disk from it (something like > distribution of Walnut Creek), coz I wish to have the instalation > version on some safe media. Are there some troubles with making CD from > this distribution? I saw there are some longname files, and I know that > the distribution need to be written on CD in ISO9660 format. Assuming you have a supported CD burner, you could do this. > - How to cut these names? The FreeBSD mkisofs command preserves the long filenames using Rock Ridge extensions (00_TRANS.TBL). I don't think you cando this very easily with OSs that don't recognize the long names. > Some distribution files have right short names (i.e. bin.af). > - Are the files with long names realy required? > In PACKAGES directory all files have long complicated names (i.e. > pine-3.95q.tgz) Yes. The packages will not work otherwise. > - How to solve this problem on CD-ROM? > On my some previous CD (but not created by myself) with FreeBSD names > are short (8+3) and there is also (in each directory) file 00table.* > (or 00index.tbl or something like this) where all files has listed the > short name on CD and the equal correct long name. This is done automatically. > - How do these files work? > - If I create this file in my directory, do it be working? > > Please send me informations how to create these CDs (the directory > stucture and some index sample files would be welcome)on one of my > email addresses: See /usr/share/examples/worm for scripts and instructions for doing this under FreeBSD. Of course you'll need a support CD writer. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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