Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 08:29:54 -0700 From: Tim Kientzle <kientzle@freebsd.org> To: Ulrich Spoerlein <uspoerlein@gmail.com> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Tar output mode for installworld Message-ID: <469B8EF2.3010002@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <7ad7ddd90707152356v6034352uf1f7a42ddb9c1166@mail.gmail.com> References: <46992FFF.7010906@kientzle.com> <20070714223853.GF16579@britannica.bec.de> <469992CA.6000104@freebsd.org> <4699BE75.2090808@freebsd.org> <20070715184703.GK2819@roadrunner.q.local> <469A8F91.7090509@freebsd.org> <7ad7ddd90707152356v6034352uf1f7a42ddb9c1166@mail.gmail.com>
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Ulrich Spoerlein wrote: > On 7/15/07, Tim Kientzle <kientzle@freebsd.org> wrote: > >> Plus: The specification file can re-use the existing >> files on CD, ... > > That is exactly what I was referring to above. And AFAIK DragonflyBSD > does it in a similar way. They simply copy the live CD onto the HDD. > >> Minus: Installing a specification file this way would >> be slower because you then have to read a lot of small >> files off of CD. > > True, but couldn't we optimize the ISO layout so it will be a near > sequential read of the CD? Hmmm... This might work. The prototype 'ntree' support I posted should be sufficient for people to experiment with these ideas. Cheers, Tim Kientzle
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