Re: [vox-tech] very burning questions....
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Re: [vox-tech] very burning questions....
On Fri, 22 Sep 2000, Peter Jay Salzman wrote:
> dear all,
>
> 1. how much data?
>
> i know a typical CD holds something like 650 or 680 MB. i also know that
> there's some overhead in the iso9660 filesystem. so the maximum capacity of
> a cd is uninteresting when compared to "how much of my data can i fit onto a
> cd?". has anybody done tests to see what this maximum is?
"not I" said the friendly dog to the hen...
... but I think it is partly a limit of the particular media you choose,
and partly the physical limits of motion of the CDRW drive.
> 2. what happens if i go over?
>
> what happens when i go over this limit? does the data not get written or
> does the cd become toast?
coaster
> 3. question about man mkisofs
>
> according to the man page, the -d option: "omit trailing period from files
> that do not have a period". what the HECK is that supposed to mean?
Keep in mind that Joliet and Rockridge put long filenames in special
hidden files by definition. Natively, iso9660 uses 8.3+version number
(like VMS), e.g. "MYFILE.EXT;1". A file without an extension would have
a period, though I guess that option would omit the period.
Since we usually depend on Rock Ridge or Joliet filenames, I think that
option would probably not be needed in most cases. Read: I don't have a
clue why you would want to use it and it hasn't hurt me so far.
> 4. about extensions
>
> so there's the joliet and rockridge extensions. i'm not considering the el
> torito extension because i'm not terribly interested (yet) in making a
> bootable cd. which do people use? what are the advantages/disadvantages
> of each? i know that joliet allows longer filenames and the rockridge keepsi
> the idea of ownership and permissions on a file. anything else? the
> manpage says that rockridge is still bound by 8.3 filenames.
No, ISO9660 is bound by 8.3 filenames. Rock Ridge itself supports long
filenames... that is part of its appeal. I think RR is better for pure
*nix applications, Joliet is better if you want M$ users to get at your
data.
> 5. about filenames
>
> according to man mkisofs, the -l option allows you to use 30 character
> filenames instead of the 8.3 specified by iso9660. do people use this?
> any caveats? it says the rockridge extensions still mandate an 8.3
> filename. i definitely want long filenames on my burned cd's.
I don't think I would want to use -l... too incompatible.
> 6. about disks
>
> do people have a favorite place/supplier for the cheapest high quality CDRW
> disks? i know enough to not buy them at frys, unless i want to pay more.
> any favorite websites to check out? also, i've heard that the different
> colours of disks mean differing quality. is that true? which colour is the
> highest quality? is there a difference between CDR and CDRW disks?
Gee... I could use some tips then, too, cuz I usually get them at Fry's.
I might buy more if I could find good ones at good prices.
Gold-Green is the lowest quality, but also the cheapest. I
have actually had some cd drives refuse to read gold-green cds
that other drives had no problem with. Silver/blue is better, and
gold-gold is probably the best. The key is how much light is reflected...
the brighter the recording surface, generally the better the cd. There
may be such a thing as "too bright" but I haven't encountered it.
There is also some contention about the stability the recording material
in CDR discs... but I don't recall where I saw the discussion. I am sure
a google search would turn up some stuff.
> i feel kinda lost about all this, but it's starting to come together. any
> hints would be really appreciated!
me too. :)
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