Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 11:52:44 -0500 From: Mike Kelly <mdkelly@ualr.edu> To: Fbsd8 <fbsd8@a1poweruser.com> Cc: Thomas Mueller <mueller6727@bellsouth.net>, Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: get rel 9.0 iso Message-ID: <CAPXzq_eBp_z-SgqcO6=c3SVZCtQNkFSTKQAZvKxVeu%2BBwumz8A@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4E69FD2D.1060901@a1poweruser.com> References: <20110909112928.EF05C106566B@hub.freebsd.org> <4E69FD2D.1060901@a1poweruser.com>
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> > The dvd1.iso file is less than 700mb and would fit on a standard cd. But >> the point is you do not install from a .iso file. The .iso file is a >> compressed file and when you uncompress it it's way to large to fit on a >> standard cd but will fit on a dvd. Thats why its named dvd1.iso. > > > ______________________________**_________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/**mailman/listinfo/freebsd-**questions<http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>; > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-** > unsubscribe@freebsd.org <freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org>" > I just burned the dvd1.iso to a cd-r this morning and used it to install to a laptop. Worked great. I think there is some confusion about compression on the iso file. There is none on the file in question. Previous DVD iso files have been compressed, which gives it a filename of dvd1.iso.xz. The 9.0BETA2 file is not compressed though. Mike Kelly
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