@Sajjo @wvv000 Please open a topic in ChitChat if you want to discuss the TC plugin story further, or use convo. This topic is SVF repo, please keep it clean. Thanks.
It would appear that the IoT LTSC SVFSFX repository is down, is it because it is unneeded? Also, what is the practical difference between "en-us_windows_10_iot_enterprise_ltsc_2021_x64_dvd_257ad90f" "en-us_windows_11_iot_enterprise_ltsc_2024_x64_dvd_f6b14814.iso", given that the former is a few hundreds of MB lighter?
Repo? that iso is just a single file. = 19044.1288 = 26100.1742 the fist is windows 10 and the other is windows 11.
Yeah, I remember reading about it, I was merely surprised that it was still there, without an apparent working replacement. I understand that it was, indeed, not needed, as the single file could simply be placed alongside the other files of the standard LTSC images. And thanks for updating with the new BuzzHeavier link, it's working great here.
Besides the pixeldrain SVFSFX mirror we also have full ISOs available: https://forums.mydigitallife.net/posts/1854338 and when people ask for specific ISOs we always can share direct ISOs or SVF(SFX) file..
I was wondering if it is also possible to compress the differences of a .ESD file? Using SVF, MS updates the ESD Files used by MCT to create ISOs more frequently. At the rate we are going, I will soon run out of space, and with the rise in storage prices, it is not feasible for me right now, and I would like to know if it is possible. For now, I see SVF Files as a temporary solution for storage space to keep my collections. A .ESD file is the same as .WIM, only it uses solid compression.
It's true, they're released every month, but even then, storing them takes up a lot of space. The real problem is that storage is getting expensive right now, even when using HDDs. Damn AI, messing everything up! Okay, let's try it. I'll share my notes later.
It is running for over 20min now. It started at 9:31pm and it now is 9:52pm and it is still running. Creating the monthly ISO svf patches takes 2-3min per ISO.
@sergiomontejo It finished: Code: Name: 26200.8037.260306-2316.25h2_ge_release_svc_refresh_CLIENTBUSINESS_VOL_x64FRE_en-us.svf Size: 5084491496 bytes : 4848 MiB en-US > es-ES: Code: Name: 26200.8037.260306-2316.25h2_ge_release_svc_refresh_CLIENTCONSUMER_RET_x64FRE_es-es.svf Size: 5501268192 bytes : 5246 MiB Took the same amount of time to create.
Damn, what a shame, the thing is that an ESD uses solid compression, and it makes sense—it is not possible to compress something that is already compressed or that uses the solid method. In short, it is not possible. Thank you, Enthousias
MSFT kept most of the ESDs online anyway (only 8.0 (plus the first 8.1) and, iirc, 17133 were removed), not really needed to mirror them for now.
SVF is about delta (differences), not only compression. The ESDs itself are, in large parts, different, due to their binary pattern changes caused by LZMA compression. They do not make a good subject for delta storage.