Re: mkisofs gives 'file too large for defined data type' error on 4.3GB file
Asfand Yar Qazi wrote:
Hi,
How can I write a single file to a DVD+R(W)? I tried to use mkisofs's
-stream-media-size 2291000 option (2291000 giving me just under the
DVD's full capacity), but it would not work (after 500MB, it would
stop reading standard input.) Buggy to say the least.
I think you want to reread the man pages. If you want to create an ISO
image you don't need the option, and if you just want to write the file
you don't want to use mkisofs at all. Your misunderstanding of what the
software does is not a bug.
So, I thought - let's just make a 4.3 GB file. And when mkisofs tries
to read it, I get the 'file too large for defined data type' message.
Great.
Let's see, is 4.3 larger than 2? Did you read the doc on what you can do
with iso9660 filesystems and the limits on individual files? Doesn't
sound like it.
Can I just do a growisofs -Z /dev/dvdrw=/tmp/dvd-bak-1.tar or
something? Then wouild a 'tar --multi-volume -t -f /dev/dvdrw' access
the archive? I really need to do this backup soon, since I haven't
done one since setting up my new Gentoo system.
That you can do, although getting tar to create one volume at a time may
be interesting, and creating all at once will require a lot of disk. On
the other hand, I have been unable to get growisofs to burn a stream
from stdin lately, since I have a new o/s version, new distro, and new
growisofs version I have put chasing that one on the list of things to
do when I can't find a workaround.
Help...
Also, the mailing list won't let me subscribe to it. I've tried
several different addresses through the
http://lists.debian.org/cdwrite/ page, and nothing happens.
So please CC me - the mailing list software seems to hate me for some
reason.
Probably because your spam filter is killing the message which asks if
you really want to join or something...
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E. Robert Bogusta
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