Making a cdimage with long file names

Brett I. Holcomb brettholcomb
Mon May 17 11:46:39 PDT 2004


There are extensions to the CD world that allow longer file names.  I've 
only used them in Windows under Nero but I think (it's been a while) it was 
the Joliet extensions.  Anyway I've seen them in the kernel as options.

Joel Hammer wrote:

> I am making an mp3 CD. I am using mkisofs, which limits the file names
> to the 8.3 format. Is there a way to get around this limitation? It's hard
> to display :
> 
Beethoven_Quintet_for_Piano_and_Winds,_Op._16_1_Grave_Allegro_ma_mon_troppo_Andre_Previn,_Vienna_Wind_Soloists.mp3
> in the 8.3 format.
> mkisofs chokes on if you have many similar file names.
> Thanks,
> Joel

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