New project but iso is too big

[Harry Kuhman]

It might be that the cloop file is provided at twice 2GB...thus is set at 4GB. This would accomodate systems limited to 4GB FAT related setups.

No, the cloop at 4 gb would not help. An iso bigger than 4 gig will be a problem to burn for anyone with FAT partitions.

[lilsirecho]

In the normal CD, the cloop file is set at 2GB which is approx 1.8GB of KNOPPIX/KNOPPIX file uncompressed. (700MB CD size).

If the cloop were doubled to 4GB, then twice 1.8GB is available for the normal system loadup.

If device mapper were then used, the same loading would apply to a second 4GB cloop file.

Another way to state it is provide four separate cloop files of 2GB and use device mapper to enable loading at 2GB per compressed file and have four files.

[lilsirecho]

An observation concerning DVD capability.

Should the device mapper be utilized on the DVD, a concatenated set of five cloop compressed files would produce 9GB of programs while utilizing 4GB of DVD disc space.

Reasoning: each cloop file produces a 700MB CD which has 1.8GB of program data. Five such files of compressed cloop data would therefore be five times 1.8GB which is 9GB. Five compressed cloops of 700MB is 3.5GB, below the 4GB breakdown point.

Perhaps there is a hole in my reasoning?

[lilsirecho]

As of 6pm PST this day, no report of KNOPPIX DVD 4.0 on OSNews.

[UnderScore]

As of 6pm PST this day, no report of KNOPPIX DVD 4.0 on OSNews.

I should hope not. The last thing we need is people posting "Where is the ISO?". Then when they figure out that there is a bittorrent of it, they all jump on it & clog the torrent with leechers. Based on my past bittorrent downloads (this is VERY subjective & based on my broadband connection), A well seeded A 4GB ISO (about 1:1 ratio of seeds to leeches) takes about 2 days to download. A poorly seeded 4GB ISO (1:20 or even 1:50) takes just about a week. I would prefer that we first get the torrent well seeded & distributed around the world before the rest of the net finds it.

[lilsirecho]

Spent over a day downloading KNOPPIX 4.0 DVD via bittorrent only to get an error message saying " you must be downloading two files". After another half hour of retry, received the following;
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/BitTorrent/RawServer.py", line 385, in _make_wrapped_call
function(*args)
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/khashmir/krpc.py", line 63, in data_came_in
c.datagramReceived(datagram, addr)
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/khashmir/krpc.py", line 154, in datagramReceived
df.callback({'rsp' : msg[RSP], '_krpc_sender': addr})
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/khashmir/defer.py", line 32, in callback
self.doCallbacks([result], self.callbacks)
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/khashmir/defer.py", line 43, in doCallbacks
result = cb(result, *args, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/khashmir/utkhashmir.py", line 45, in checkSender
d = knode.KNodeBase.checkSender(self, dict)
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/khashmir/knode.py", line 31, in checkSender
self.table.insertNode(self, contacted=1)
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/khashmir/khashmir.py", line 172, in insertNode
old = self.table.insertNode(n, contacted=contacted)
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/khashmir/ktable.py", line 107, in insertNode
assert node.id != NULL_ID
AssertionError
Cannot appreciate the bittorrent error messages!!

[lilsirecho]

Solved the bittorrent problem by downloading the version 4.1.2 of bittorrent.

Mirror in archlinux did not have the latest so had to change mirror to get the correct version.

Should finish download tomorrow am.

[lilsirecho]

Finished download of DVD, burned, and booted. Had to boot lang=us with german keybd "shift 0" entry for "=".

The background for DVD 4.0 is a time lapse photo of auto lights at dusk or nightime perhaps on the autobahn. If taken at 120mph or more, maybe time-lapse isn't necessary!!!!

The operations seem slower than the CD versions of KNOPPIX I am accustomed to using.

I was unable to use "myconfig=scan" because the boot-up ended with a solid "X" and no KDE.***********

I assume I may have to generate a new config file for the DVD**********.

I would appreciate any comment on that issue.*****************

The KDE start-up was slow in comparison to the normal CD.

I was able to enter internet params and gain access.

I left the bittorrent upload open all night.

Lots and lots to look at on the DVD which neeeeeearly fills the disc!! Might take as long as a week to examine the available programs.!!

Screenshots have been posted in the forums.

[lilsirecho]

Klaus reports he will announce the official release of both the cd and DVD versions when the CD version is prepped.

The unionfs is used in formatting the DVD version which utilizes an additional KNOPPIX/KNOPPIX file to provide the "maxi" compressed DVD.

Re-mastering shpould also be possible if each of the /KNOPPIX files are below 2GB since the arrangement "splits" the program complement into two 2GB files. Data included in the "normal" /KNOPPIX provides for the boot function and the other /KNOPPIX does not include the boot data.

The process is similar to the prefix/suffix which I have been studying (without the cloop capability required).

In all cases the Kernel (and probably the cloop) must be the same as the DVD.iso...2.6.11.....

[lilsirecho]

One observation concerning th LIVE DVD 4.0 is that it is compatible with klik cmg system.

If one desires, OPERA is available in cmg format and can be installed via klik.

If it is installed, it can be executed far faster than the DVD included "firefox".

This characteristic should prevail for all cmg-related files.