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Reading CD-RW from Windows machine
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aixmurderer
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You should be able to read them, have you tried?
There is a diff between a Joliet filesystem created on Win95+ and Win2000, boils down to the long file names total allowed characters, the Win2000 version supports more chars and it seems to create havoc on Unix systems.
If possible rather create a CD-R with a ISO 9660 file system instead.
But then again don't take my comments as the absolute truth....do a bit of research on the web, there are many good sites out there covering CD burning. IBM Certified Specialist - MQSeries
There is a diff between a Joliet filesystem created on Win95+ and Win2000, boils down to the long file names total allowed characters, the Win2000 version supports more chars and it seems to create havoc on Unix systems.
If possible rather create a CD-R with a ISO 9660 file system instead.
But then again don't take my comments as the absolute truth....do a bit of research on the web, there are many good sites out there covering CD burning. IBM Certified Specialist - MQSeries
I had/have a similar problem: burning Unix files to a CD writer attached to a Win 2000 server. We use Samba to connect to the Unix servers.
The first CD software I used, even though I specified ISO and long filenames, resulted in a CD with long filenames that were OK when viewed on the Win server, but when the CD was mounted onto a Unix server, the tilde (~) was thrown into the long filenames. Unix couldn't use the CD.
So, I got a tip from one of these Tek-Tip forums about using Nero CD burning software. This was better: the long filenames stay long when the CD is mounted on Unix.
One problem remains, however: the files I am burning to the CD ROM are compressed files, with the .Z final extension. For some strange reason, the CD burning software changes the .Z to a .z (even though it appears as a .Z in Windows).
So, once I get the files from the CD into the Unix directories, I have to run a script (created with the help of yet another Tek-Tips forum!) to change the .z to a .Z. That's a small problem I can live with.
I'm beginning to think the only solution is to get a CD burner and attach it to a Unix system and do the burning from Unix.
You can get a trial version of Nero from the Web. It might help in your situation.
The first CD software I used, even though I specified ISO and long filenames, resulted in a CD with long filenames that were OK when viewed on the Win server, but when the CD was mounted onto a Unix server, the tilde (~) was thrown into the long filenames. Unix couldn't use the CD.
So, I got a tip from one of these Tek-Tip forums about using Nero CD burning software. This was better: the long filenames stay long when the CD is mounted on Unix.
One problem remains, however: the files I am burning to the CD ROM are compressed files, with the .Z final extension. For some strange reason, the CD burning software changes the .Z to a .z (even though it appears as a .Z in Windows).
So, once I get the files from the CD into the Unix directories, I have to run a script (created with the help of yet another Tek-Tips forum!) to change the .z to a .Z. That's a small problem I can live with.
I'm beginning to think the only solution is to get a CD burner and attach it to a Unix system and do the burning from Unix.
You can get a trial version of Nero from the Web. It might help in your situation.
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