Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 12:31:31 +0300 From: Valery Zamarayev <qd@sea.com.ua> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: creating cdrom Message-ID: <20000329123131.A1791@sea.com.ua> In-Reply-To: <20000328.22572100@bartequi.ottodomain.org> References: <200003271804.e2RI4rQ02603@mail.hiwaay.net> <20000328150520.A2385@sea.com.ua> <20000328.22572100@bartequi.ottodomain.org>
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On Tue, Mar 28, 2000 at 10:57:21PM +0000, Salvo Bartolotta wrote: > > I'd also recommend mkhybrid (/usr/ports/sysutils/mkhybrid) to create > ISO9660 > > images. I successfully tried it myself. It can create hybrid Joilett, > > Rockridge etc. images so that you have long names in both FreeBSD and > Windows. > > > -- > > Sincerely etc. Valery Zamarayev > > http://www.sea.com.ua > > > Dear Valery Zamarayev, > > I have been using "mkisofs -D -U -R": curious as it may seem, it works > like charm for me. I can access all my backed-up freebsd files with no > difficulty. I have even tried 9 levels of directory nesting. Not sure > *if* and *where* I will hit the limit, if any ... :-) Is this Rockridge that makes >8 levels of directories ? I didn't try to create such images, so I won't tell you if mkhybrid works too. > > BTW, I issued some "diff -r" commands to make sure that my files had > been correctly copied (safe paranoia). yeah, that's ... wise > Practically, I can save my freebsd trees with small to no changes in > file names [wild screams of joy censored] What surprises you so much in it ? Note that I didn't say: don't use mkisofs, I just recommended mkhybrid as I had successfully used it several times. > Not yet tried -J (Joliet), but I could NOT care less about Winblows > :-)) Then you must be happy. because I have not to just administer FreeBSD, i.e. not just install a mail server or a web server, but provide solutions for my company, which includes a bit of windoze hacking too (hope this will change some day ...) -- Sincerely etc. Valery Zamarayev http://www.sea.com.ua To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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