Amiga 500 - Cdroms with long filenames

You all here have been so helpful and Since I figured out how to do it, I might as well let others know.

My Machine: Amiga 500 10meg - Bodega Bay - GVP A2000 Series II
-Picture attached

Use a PC to burn a Amiga cdrom, that allows the Amiga to see the Long Filenames !!!!!!
We all know that you can burn a cdrom for the Amiga 500, but the Amiga will only show
the short filenames. this method works for me


0. Get the files
Download mkisofs and cygwin1.dll (need them both) - Attached



1.Create an ISO CD image
goto windows dosmode: click on start button / run / cmd (rest is up to you)
If you have the directory tree you wish to burn at /amiga/newdisk, you would use a command like
mkisofs -o amiga.iso -J -R -V Scotts_Disk /amiga/newdisk
This creates a disk image named "amiga.iso" which supports both Joliet (-J) and Rock Ridge (-R)
and has a volume label of "Scott_Disk".



2. Burn the amiga.iso
This can be done using any program that can burn a raw ISO CD image, and I believe they all can.
I used Nero with the command "File / Open / Browse to the new amiga.iso Image...".
Make sure that you burn "Disk At Once" (not "Track At Once") and "Finalize" the disk.

3. put cdrom in your Amiga and go

-webfuzz


mkisofs website: http://cdrecord.berlios.de/old/private/mkisofs.html

[thomas]

You can simply activate ISO Level 2 in Nero and get long file names, too.

Please give a bit more detail.. I don't see any options for level 1 or level 2 etc...

OK.. I figured it out.. but SPACES within filenames & directorys are
replaced by "_" which can mess up when running some programs. The way I did it, has the SPACES correct.

But you showed me something.. thanks.

[Jope]

Or just use a Joliet compatible cdfs. :-)