Date: Thu, 1 Feb 1996 12:15:33 -0500 From: dennis@etinc.com (dennis) To: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Converting from Linux to FreeBSD Message-ID: <199602011715.MAA19747@etinc.com>
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>> > My questions... >> > >> > can linux be 'upgraded' in place to freeBSD? >> >> Probably not. Certainly, in view of the requirement that you don't go >> down for long, you'd be better off installing FreeBSD on separate >> disks. That way, if you *do* experience problems, you can fall back >> to Linux quickly and painlessly. > >In particular, the Linux second stage boot code will not work for >FreeBSD, which expects the second stage boot code to pass it much >information from BIOS space that is unavailable in protected mode. > >In addition, using the FreeBSD second stage boot will not by default >recognize the unsliced partitions Linux uses as mountable as root, >nor will the kernel recognize ext2fs by default (variant root FS >types is one argument pro a bootfs). Its taking more time to discuss this issue than simply build a new system and copy stuff over! db ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Emerging Technologies, Inc. http://www.etinc.com Synchronous Communications Cards and Routers For Discriminating Tastes. 56k to T1 and beyond. Frame Relay, PPP, HDLC, and X.25 for BSD/OS, FreeBSD and LINUX
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