[X4U] Copying a 5.3 gig DVD image?

[Eddie Hargreaves]

On 2/12/06 9:23 PM, Jeff Porten <civitan at jeffporten.com> wrote:

> I have a client who wants to burn a backup of his iBook G4 install
> DVD -- but it mounts with a file size of 5.3 gigs.  We tried to use
> hdiutil to compress the image we made of the disk, but it's still
> over 5 gigs.
> 
> Any ideas?  This is a normal, everyday DVD, no dual-layer or BluRay
> or anything like that.

Actually, it probably is a dual-layer DVD if the file size of the disc is
greater than 4.7GB. I know that the new iLife '06 comes on a dual-layer DVD,
which is why folks without dual-layer burners cannot create a backup of it.

Eddie Hargreaves