Re: [SLUG] problems with creating backups

From: William Coulter (wrcoulter30@yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Dec 05 2002 - 19:25:23 EST


Ok, you are saying that I have to use joliet. I have no idea what rockridge extensions are. It
is just a check box that says joliet.

Are my other setting correct?

William

> This is from the CD-Writing-HOWTO, section 1.6 (paraphrased).
>
> If this is a Linux CD, and you have long filenames, and you're not
> using Joliet, then you're using Rockridge extensions. These are designed
> to allow long paths, long filenames, and all the permission information
> important on Unix but unknown to Windows. Unfortunately, Windows does
> not understand Rockridge extensions. Which would explain why no usable
> backup would be possible on a Windows system.
>
> OTOH, I've never scratched up a CD bad enough to make it unusable. (Of
> course, I try to keep sandpaper and CDs at least ten feet from each
> other, kinda like keeping floppies and magnets ten feet from each other.
> ;-) And I imagine that if you did, there would be some generous SLUG
> member who could burn a copy of the damaged CD for you.
>
> Paul
>

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