Subject: Re: mkisofs on NetBSD-m68k
To: Chris G Demetriou <Chris_G_Demetriou@UX2.SP.CS.CMU.EDU>
From: Kerry Paulson <kerryp@cyberspc.mb.ca>
List: port-m68k
Date: 05/17/1996 00:34:33
> 
> i've used mkisofs on NetBSD/i386 to create images using the command
> line:
> 
> ~/mkisofs/mkisofs -A "NetBSD/Alpha Distribution Archives" -D -o ~cgd/cdrom.file -P "Chris Demetriou <cgd@cs.cmu.edu>" -p "Chris Demetriou <cgd@cs.cmu.edu>" -R -r -v .
> 
> If it doesn't work under NetBSD/m68k, it more-or-less has to be
> because of byte order problems in mkisofs.
> 
> 
> >   I created an image of the same filesystem on a friend's linux box using 
> > the same options and I get the RR extensions when I mount that image.
> 
> What kind of machine was it?  x86?  if so, that really doesn't tell
> you much (when comparing with my result)...  8-(
> 
>

  It was an 386 so I guess you are right about the byte order problem.  I 
haven't poked around in the code much since I only have the drive I'm 
using to create the image for a short time.  I was hoping for a quick 
fix, but at least I now have a few ideas where to start looking :)

> Have you tried using any of the utilities in the 'diag' subdir?
> 
> 
> chris
> 

  I ran isovfy on it and it reports that no errors were found.  I'll have
to move the image over to the 386 and run isovfy there to see if it finds
any problems. If it is a byte order problem, the diagnostic utils probably
won't find it on my machine since they are using the same ordering.  I did
cmp the two images and there were 1261 differences in a 165k image.
The data seems to be ok, but the RR extensions are screwing up somehow. 
I'll post again if I stumble upon a solution. 

  Thanks for the help,

Kerry