Re: isolinux test image, debian-cd changes available
Just to let everyone know, I've added the two mirrors I know about to
the README file; those in Europe will probably have a better chance
with one of them.
The current (fifth) release is:
Date: Apr 7 22:54 CDT (-0500)
Size: 193921024 bytes
MD5SUM: f3126f5f0e54777d0fdabde5735a90be
I believe the only differences from release 4 are an updated
isolinux.txt and a slightly different package selection. It is
designed to fit on a 5cm CD (kind of a "netinst on steroids :-)") but
it will burn OK on the 8cm type.
I have also put a tar file with the isolinux changes to debian-cd; I
plan to commit them to CVS tonight. The main changes of general
interest are fixes to install/boot.bat (the loadlin command lines
needed the same fixes as the isolinux.cfg file) and the use of
hardlinks in the install directory; with -cache-inodes on the mkisofs
command line, this allows the same file to appear in multiple places
on the CD (like standard UNIX hardlinks, but it works with any OS that
handles the ISO9660 filesystem). The latter change frees up more
space on CD #1 for packages (about 3 MB for the standard rescue floppy
boot sector, much more when using El Torito MULTIBOOT or ISOLINUX).
I don't plan to update the ISO unless a new version of boot-floppies
is released or someone tracks down the "missing cat" problem that Jim
found - which may require a new boot-floppies to fix; someone should
probably see if they can duplicate it using the bf2.4 flavor root and
rescue diskettes.
Chris
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