Re: Update 2.2r3 images via rsync?

[flonesaw@longship.net]

jason andrade wrote:
> On Wed, 7 Nov 2001 flonesaw@longship.net wrote:
> 
> > I do not have room for a full Debian mirror, so I do not have the sources for
> > the PIK on the local network.  I will have to snag them from another Debian
> > mirror over the Net.
> 
> nod.
> 
> > Given that information, I will use rsync to update my 2.2r3 ISOs to 2.2r4?
> 
> it's worth a shot.  if you want to try and use rsync from a host other than
> debian-cd, they're also available via rsync from
> 
> rsync://planetmirror.com/debian-cd/2.2_r4/i386/
> 
> caveats:
> 
> i don't mirror both -1 ISO images - only 1_NONUS.  this is for disk space reasons.
> 
> i have only build i386 images - i plan to build/sync the others over the course
> of the day.. hmm. i really need to hack PIK to take an argument to create a filename
> rather than moving it after creation..

I distribute only the following CDs:
   Binary i386 NonUS 1
   Binary i386 2
   Binary i386 3

> 
> > This is the way to go if I am interpreting the information correctly.  My
> > conclusions presume that using PIK will xfer as much as a whole new rsync.  So,
> > give rsync a chance to sort things out.
> 
> you're right.  PIK will grab essentially 650M and you then need to get a further
> 20-50M to "clean up" each ISO.

I may eventually mirror everything, but not now.

> 
> > Any recommendations for block size?
> 
> no idea at all.  again, if you can try various different block sizes, it'd be
> valuable feedback.
> 
> e.g 8192..
> 
> i think the default is extremely small, 70 or thereabouts ? (someone will correct
> me i'm sure..) which works ok generally but might not be suitable for content
> which you hope is made up of large files without changes..
> 

Hmmmm.  I think I'll try 4k on first CD, then see what happens.

Thanks much.

Ciao,
Arne

> 
> regards,
> 
> -jason