Kyle McDonald wrote: > Hi, > > I recently read that the option for compression on loopback devices was > put back recently. > This is good news. > > Where to look for more info? like:
http://opensolaris.org/os/project/loficc/ and for the approved specification: http://opensolaris.org/os/community/arc/caselog/2007/569/ specifically: http://opensolaris.org/os/community/arc/caselog/2007/569/materials/spec-final/ > What compression types are supported? > > I'm specifically hoping to use it on compressed .iso files. In the PC > world there are several utilities that work (burn, mount, create, etc.) > .isz files which are compressed ISO's. I once tried to uncompress one > with gzip hwoever and it didn't like it so I'm not sure what compression > is used in a .isz. Anyone know? Can I use the same .isz on both types of > systems? Nope this compression is OpenSolaris lofi specific. > Lastly, most of the ISO's I'll be mounting will be Solaris DVD images. > Currently I keep the .iso, and then mount it, and run > 'setup_install_server' to copy it to disk for Jumpstarts. If I were to > only keep the (compressed) .iso file, and permanently lofi mount it > where I would normally copy it to, is that enough for Jumpstart? Yes. -- Darren J Moffat _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
