Date: Sat, 1 Aug 1998 18:32:07 -0700 (PDT) From: Scott <scott@SchematiX.net> To: Chris Dillon <cdillon@wolves.k12.mo.us> Cc: jack <jack@germanium.xtalwind.net>, Benedikt Stockebrand <benedikt@devnull.ruhr.de>, Andrew Bromage <bromage@queens.unimelb.edu.au>, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: CD writers as a backup medium Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.01.9808011830540.666-100000@SchematiX.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980801193710.9081A-100000@duey.hs.wolves.k12.mo.us>
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On Sat, 1 Aug 1998, Chris Dillon wrote: > On Sat, 1 Aug 1998, jack wrote: > > > My experience indicates that your statements are wrong. I piped the > > output of mkisofs to cdrecord in one xterm while doing level 0 dumps > > of about 4 gigs of files in another. Halfway through burning the CD > > /etc/daily started and called /etc/security with its `find'. The CD > > that was produced has been used to install, or upgrade to, 2.2.7 on > > three different machines so far. > > > > I have two 4gig and a 1gig hard drive, the tape drive, the CD > > burner, and a CD reader on a single Adaptec 2940UW. > > I was also able to beat my filesystems to death while burning a CD at > 2x on an HP 4020e. I have two 4.3GB drives on an NCR 53c875 > controller, and the CD writer was on an old Adaotec 1522 (AIC6360, > ISA, non-busmastering.. not the most ideal card for the job either). > The ISO image was already created, however, not created on the fly. > > I love FreeBSD... You can't even breathe on the mouse while trying to > burn a CD in Winblows without risking a failure. :-) not trying to sound like i like like windows, but i have used Office 97 apps while burning CDs and it works fine. Never tried under FreeBSD though. > > -- Chris Dillon - cdillon@wolves.k12.mo.us - cdillon@inter-linc.net > /* FreeBSD: The fastest and most stable server OS on the planet. > For Intel x86 and compatibles (SPARC and Alpha under development) > (http://www.freebsd.org) */ > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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