Messages in this thread | | | From | (H. Peter Anvin) | Subject | Re: (Official) High-Sierra documentation? | Date | 12 Nov 1996 18:24:07 GMT |
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Followup to: <199611121023.KAA05883@isengard.merrill> By author: ". Tethys " SYSTEM ADMIN " X" <tethys@lonnds.ml.com> In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel > > >Does anybody know where I can find the (maybe official) documentation > >of the High-Sierra filesystem for cdroms? It's NOT ISO9660. > > Are you sure about this? My understanding was that the High Sierra > filesystem was the standard filesystem for CD-ROMS when they first > came out. ISO then adopted it as their standard since it was the > most widespread FS in use on CD-ROMS. In its formats section, the > CD-R FAQ (http://www.cd-info.com/CDIC/Technology/CD-R/FAQ.html) says: > > ISO 9660 > file layout standard (formerly called High Sierra) >
My understanding is there is a minor difference in the layout of the superblock; if you look in the Linux kernel I think it has a HS and an ISO 9660 superblock.
-hpa -- Not speaking for Transmeta in any way, shape or form.
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