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- From: ericy@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Eric Youngdale)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd,comp.os.linux
- Subject: Re: 386BSD + LINIX + GNU + X11R5 on CDROM - let us know what you want!
- Date: 12 Dec 1992 16:56:16 GMT
- Organization: /etc/organization
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- References: <ByM6vo.C8C@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <1992Dec2.055049.24923@tfs.com> <1992Dec11.225241.1941@nb.rockwell.com>
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- In article <1992Dec11.225241.1941@nb.rockwell.com> wade@nb.rockwell.com (Wade Guthrie) writes:
- >> >Perhaps using the rockridge extensions would be a better Idea than a
- >> >non-standard program hacked up just for this CD.. I believe that the
- >> >Linux CD-ROM driver already handles them and it would be likely that
- >> >the 386BSD driver would eventually support it as well... if it doesn't
- >> >already...
- >
- >The Linux cd-rom drivers may support this already, but if you don't already
- >HAVE Linux up and running on your system, the point is moot. I would not
- >like to see the Rockridge extensions, 'cause then I wouldn't be able to
- >load Linux from the CD on a system that currently has only DOS.
-
- I am sorry, but this is totally incorrect. Rock Ridge is an extension
- to ISO9660. This means that it is still a valid ISO9660 disc that can be read
- on any DOS system. This is because there are actually two filenames for every
- file on a Rock Ridge disk - an ISO9660 8.3 name and the Rock Ridge name. DOS
- will use the 8.3 name, as will any other system that does not use the Rock
- Ridge extensions. Linux, SunOS and any other system that do understand Rock
- Ridge will use the Rock Ridge name. The linux filesystem even has an option
- that lets you tell it to ignore the Rock Ridge extensions, and if you use this
- you get the 8.3 names.
-
- I think it would be a serious mistake to make a 386bsd/linux disk
- without Rock Ridge.
-
- -Eric
-