Since use of standard DVDs is no longer applicable: the website and documentation should be updated, for users' expectations to be met. <https://www.freebsd.org/where/> "… DVD … sized …" <https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/bsdinstall/#bsdinstall-installation-media> "… size … DVD …" and so on. <https://download.freebsd.org/ftp/releases/README.TXT> "… DVD ISO images …" <http://ftp-archive.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/> is currently unreachable. <http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors.html#MIRRORS-CDROM> should be updated; avoid the redirection to <https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/mirrors/#MIRRORS-CDROM>. <https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/mirrors/#MIRRORS-CDROM> does not scroll to the required anchor. Instead, <https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/mirrors/#mirrors-cdrom>. <https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/faq/#where-get> refers to <https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/#mirrors/>, which does not redirect to the intended chapter. <https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/faq/#floppy-download> refers to <https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/#bsdinstall/>, which does not redirect to the intended chapter. Thanks. ---- Beyond the freebsd.org domain, <https://www.freebsdmall.com/cgi-bin/fm/bsddvd13.0?id=dIk3QnYr&mv_pc=85> is OK; "… DVD (double sided) …".
From <https://forums.FreeBSD.org/threads/81417/>: > … Current "disc" images are for 900MB … – so, also need to update the website and documentation with regard to CDs. (The Handbook currently states that -disc1.iso should be burned to a CD; and so on.) ---- <https://www.freebsd.org/where/#distribution> refers to <https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/#mirrors>, which does not redirect to the required chapter. ---- > <http://ftp-archive.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/> is currently unreachable. It's now reachable.
(In reply to Graham Perrin from comment #0) <https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/faq/#where-get> this one is fixed
<https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/faq/#floppy-download> this one is fixed too
Side note: at <https://download.freebsd.org/ftp/releases/ISO-IMAGES/13.1/> the largest of the -dvd1.iso files is: 4621281280 Downloaded: 4.3 GiB If I'm not mistaken, this will fit a standard DVD-R: <https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=4.3+GiB+DVD-R>
A commit in branch main references this bug: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=47b35d930e0213f176dfd187155c3a2c171f6c6c commit 47b35d930e0213f176dfd187155c3a2c171f6c6c Author: Sergio Carlavilla Delgado <carlavilla@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2022-07-24 17:42:45 +0000 Commit: Sergio Carlavilla Delgado <carlavilla@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2022-07-24 17:42:45 +0000 Fix links in FAQ PR: 257347 Submitted by: grahamperrin@ documentation/content/en/books/faq/_index.adoc | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
I upgraded the broken links except "#MIRRORS-CDROM". Right now this anchor does not exist any more in the documentation. Since the actual DVD fits inside a regular DVD I think this PR has all the problems solved. I'm gonna close it. Thanks!
(In reply to Sergio Carlavilla Delgado from comment #6) <https://download.freebsd.org/releases/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/13.1/> for example, will FreeBSD-13.1-RELEASE-amd64-disc1.iso fit on a standard CD? 998.5 MiB (1,047,048,192) <https://www.freebsd.org/where/#choose-image> currently describes disc1 as for CD.
From comment #7: > <https://download.freebsd.org/releases/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/13.1/> > for example, will FreeBSD-13.1-RELEASE-amd64-disc1.iso fit on a > standard CD? > > 998.5 MiB (1,047,048,192) From yesterday's <https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-questions/2022-December/002471.html> for FreeBSD 12.4-RELEASE: > … 959 megs: > > http://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/ISO-IMAGES/12.4/FreeBSD-12.4-RELEASE-amd64-disc1.iso
https://reviews.freebsd.org/D42773
A commit in branch main references this bug: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=ea15bb64bbcd6092d914b7cc512fb9a9340aee28 commit ea15bb64bbcd6092d914b7cc512fb9a9340aee28 Author: Minsoo Choo <minsoochoo0122@proton.me> AuthorDate: 2024-01-26 17:50:54 +0000 Commit: Fernando Apesteguía <fernape@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2024-01-26 17:51:05 +0000 [hb]: CDs are not usable anymore FreeBSD's disc1 image has surpassed 700MB, which is CD-ROM max size. dvd1 image is also almost at its limit, which is 4.7GB for single layer DVD (FreeBSD 14 dvd1 is 4541104128 bytes=4.54 GB). PR: 257347 Approved By: releng (karels) Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D42773 documentation/content/en/books/handbook/mirrors/_index.adoc | 6 +++--- website/content/en/where.adoc | 4 ++-- 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)