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Subject: Re: mkisofs and large files
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On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 04:08:12 +0000
RW <list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> wrote:

> I've been trying to burn a single large file (a 4.2 GB encrypted
> gbde filesystem within a file) to a DVD, but mkisofs tells me the
> file is too large. 
> 
> I looked on Google and found that mkisofs had a filesize  limit of 2
> GB, but this was increased to 4 GB, so I dropped the filesize to
> 4095 MB, but it still failed, so I guess the version in ports still
> has the 2 GB limits.
> 
> Does the development version of cdrtools in ports have the 4 GB
> limit? If so, how can  I get sysutils/dvd+rw-tools to use the newer
> version, is it just a matter of deinstalling them both and  changing
> the dependence in pkgtools.conf? 

What steps are you taking to burn it to dvd?

I have not had any problems burning DVDs over 2GB in size, so I am
pretty sure it is not that.