Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2020 12:57:04 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: "Steve O'Hara-Smith" <steve@sohara.org> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD 12.1 i386 CD #1 image size not compatible with intended medium standard size Message-ID: <20200616125704.76ad3a4d.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <20200616115127.53797f2bdea77fcbe032b4bf@sohara.org> References: <20200616122728.7bd2df41.freebsd@edvax.de> <20200616115127.53797f2bdea77fcbe032b4bf@sohara.org>
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On Tue, 16 Jun 2020 11:51:27 +0100, Steve O'Hara-Smith wrote: > On Tue, 16 Jun 2020 12:27:28 +0200 > Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote: > > > Due to a system where I can only boot from CD, I downloaded the > > FreeBSD 12.1 CD image (disc1.iso). It was not possible to record > > this in a standard way to a 700 MB (not 650 MB) blank CD medium > > (here: Platinum 700 MB / 80 min). > > That seems to be an oops, disc1 and disc2 were always supposed to > be for use on CDs. There's always -bootonly but that has to download the > distribution files which may be a problem - if not that's the way to go for > now. The system is not networked, so even my "screen captures" involved reading, walking, and typing. :-) A boot-only solution would not help, and also booting from DVD or USB is not possible, because it doesn't exist. > > When will FreeBSD supply a CD image file that can actually be > > used with normal CD media again without requiring a workaround > > and possibly breaking the result? > > Shortly after someone figures out how to and submits an acceptable > patch - you may be the first to have been inconvenienced by this, it's been > a long time since I used a CD. It's surely possible to omit a few of the packages to reduce the image size. Further software can be installed using the 2nd CD. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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