Re: mkisofs and large files

From: Dev Tugnait (dev_at_unixdaemon.org)
Date: 12/08/04

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To: RW <list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com>

    Create the iso via mkisofs use burncd or growisofs to burn the dvd.

    * RW (list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com) wrote:
    > I've been trying to burn a single large file (a 4.2 GB encrypted gbde
    > filesystem within a file) to a DVD, but mkisofs tells me the file is too
    > large.
    >
    > I looked on Google and found that mkisofs had a filesize limit of 2 GB, but
    > this was increased to 4 GB, so I dropped the filesize to 4095 MB, but it
    > still failed, so I guess the version in ports still has the 2 GB limits.
    >
    > Does the development version of cdrtools in ports have the 4 GB limit? If so,
    > how can I get sysutils/dvd+rw-tools to use the newer version, is it just a
    > matter of deinstalling them both and changing the dependence in
    > pkgtools.conf?
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