Description of problem: DVD drives and use of DVDs to hold distributions are becoming more and more common. Unfortunately, the current splittree.py script does not support splitting the distribution tree into two DVD images. At one time (Fedora Core 1) the total distribution could fit on one DVD. With Fedora Core 3 (and expect FC4) this is no longer true ... the total of binary plus source packages exceeds the capacity of a DVD although there is plenty of space if source and binary are put onto separate DVD iamges. While this splitting can be accomplished manually, it is more consistent (and less error prone) for splitttree.py to support splitting into DVD images. This could be accomplished with a separate splittree.-dvd.py script or actually modifying splittree.py to accept an additional keyword parameter to specify CD or DVD. The actual changes necessary are in two messages on anaconda-devel-list: https://www.redhat.com/archives/anaconda-devel-list/2005-February/msg00042.html https://www.redhat.com/archives/anaconda-devel-list/2005-February/msg00044.html The specific changes include: Search anaconda-devel-list for: Results per page: Output format: Match: Search for: in: in: Search all lists... [Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Thread Index] [Date Index] [Author Index] Re: bug or feature * From: Andrew Mann <amann mythicentertainment com> * To: Gene Czarcinski <gene czarc net> * Cc: anaconda-devel-list redhat com * Subject: Re: bug or feature * Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 11:00:52 -0500 About line 79 you'll find this: self.target_size = 640.0 * 1024.0 * 1024 Change that to: self.target_size = 4.4 * 1024.0 * 1024.0 * 1024 I also substitute "-dvd" everywhere "-disc" appears so that CD directories and dvd directories can coexist. I have not programed much in python or I would submit a patch here. However, if you would be receptive to a patch, I will see what I can do something which would support CD and DVD splitting with a single script.
Fedora Core 3 is now maintained by the Fedora Legacy project for security updates only. If this problem is a security issue, please reopen and reassign to the Fedora Legacy product. If it is not a security issue and hasn't been resolved in the current FC5 updates or in the FC6 test release, reopen and change the version to match. Thank you!
requested by Jams Antill
Added a --disc-size option to splittree.py that allows you to set the size of the media to be used, in megabytes. This will be in the next build of anaconda.