RE: backup to dvd of apple files
I don't know about netatalk and resources forks, but when I make CDs on
Linux to read on my Mac I use a command like:
mkisofs -apple -J -R -l -hide-rr-moved ...
Long file are preserved.
Rich
>
> Hello,
>
> I have recently inherited a (voluntary) sysadminjob.
>
> We have a fileserver where Macs and Windows clients can connect to.
>
> On the fileserver I use netatalk and samba.
>
> I have about 10 gig of data on it and I want to dump that data to a
> DVD. I have found someone who has a DVD burner so I only have to make
> a couple of images.
>
> The problem is I do not know how to handle the files from the Mac.
> They do not have an extension.
>
> When the DVD is burned the files made on apple machines must be again
> readable on a apple machine. The files made on a Windows computer
> must be readable on a Windows machine.
>
> I tried to make an image of a couple of directories with mkisofs -r -J
> but it shortened a lot of filenames. Many, but many file names are
> very long and have much of spaces.
>
> So my question is: what is the best way to make my image so I do not
> loose the long filenames and the DVD is readable in the Macs and
> Windows computers.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> --
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> all the other alternatives. - Abba Eban (1915-)
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