Re: CentOS-7-x86_64-dvd-2009.iso is too big for DVD blanks

[Robert Heller <heller@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At Sun, 14 Mar 2021 21:49:40 -0500 "Robert G. \(Doc\) Savage" <dsavage@xxxxxxxxxxx>, CentOS mailing list <centos@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> On Sun, 2021-03-14 at 21:31 -0400, John Plemons wrote:
> > Sounds like you need to use a dual layer DVD disc, it is double the 
> > capacity.
> 
> John,
> 
> Wrong answer. The server's optical drive doesn't support double-layer
> disks. The CentOS developers made a mistake on their DVD iso, and they
> need to fix it.

Actually not -- the CentOS ISOs have not been meant for optical media since 
CentOS 6 -- they have been meant for thumb drives (>= 8G).

You are going to have to something different.  Is it possible to do a network 
install on this machine.  I believe the netboot ISO should be small enough to 
fit on a CD or DVD.

> 
> --Doc
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