[CentOS] CentOS-7-x86_64-dvd-2009.iso is too big for DVD blanks

Thu Mar 18 13:14:21 UTC 2021
Christopher Wensink <cwensink at five-star-plastics.com>

All of this could be avoided with a simple external disk reader like this:
https://www.amazon.com/Portable-External-Optical-Touch-Screen-Recorder/dp/B084WS3DHR/ref=sr_1_8?dchild=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzNfR3PW57wIVkb3ACh0kqwzLEAAYASAAEgJQvPD_BwE&hvadid=177198149510&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9019301&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=1400606177523862771&hvtargid=kwd-10430955625&hydadcr=18062_9813221&keywords=external+dual-layer+dvd+burner&qid=1616073225&s=electronics&sr=1-8

On 3/18/2021 12:24 AM, John R. Dennison wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 11:42:40PM -0500, Robert G. (Doc) Savage via CentOS wrote:
>> I'm sure it would, but I thought I made it clear that DL or BluRay have
>> never been options in this case. I'm disappointed that the DVD iso was
>> released without any release notes advising it was oversized
> The size issue with single-layer media has been a known issue since the
> CentOS-6 days and the release notes very much do mention it, or at least
> they did at one point.
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> It's not realistic to expect server-class machines not to be able to
> boot from dual-layer or USB media in 2021.
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> 							John

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