From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 11 18:14:47 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D07C016A4D0 for ; Tue, 11 Nov 2003 18:14:47 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp10.wxs.nl (smtp10.wxs.nl [195.121.6.35]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0286743FCB for ; Tue, 11 Nov 2003 18:14:46 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from akruijff@www.kruijff.org) Received: from kruij557.speed.planet.nl (ipd50a97ba.speed.planet.nl [213.10.151.186]) by smtp10.wxs.nl (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.14 (built Mar 18 2003)) with ESMTP id <0HO700FJEVG0N4@smtp10.wxs.nl> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 12 Nov 2003 03:12:01 +0100 (MET) Received: from Alex.lan (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by kruij557.speed.planet.nl (8.12.9p2/8.12.9) with ESMTP id hAC2EANq003974; Wed, 12 Nov 2003 03:14:10 +0100 (CET envelope-from akruijff@Alex.lan) Received: (from akruijff@localhost) by Alex.lan (8.12.9p2/8.12.9/Submit) id hAC2EAAg003973; Wed, 12 Nov 2003 03:14:10 +0100 (CET envelope-from akruijff) Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 03:14:10 +0100 From: Alex de Kruijff In-reply-to: <3FB0EC30.30002@gmx.de> To: Siegbert Baude Message-id: <20031112021410.GB3883@dds.nl> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i References: <200311102008.49106.ralphdewitt@charter.net> <3FB0EC30.30002@gmx.de> cc: "Ralph F. De Witt" cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Two Preinstall Questions X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 02:14:48 -0000 On Tue, Nov 11, 2003 at 03:03:28PM +0100, Siegbert Baude wrote: > Hi Ralph, > > >I have two questions before I plunge in and make my first FreeBSD install. > >Normally I keep a back up copy of all my data in a ReiserFS formated > >partion > >on my hard drive. When I do a Linux Distribution install I will reformat > >the > >non back up partions and then restore my data by copying from the backup > >partion. Will I be able to do this with my FreeBSD install? Will FreeBSD be > >able to mount and read write data from this Linux Reiserfs formated > >partion? > > FreeBSD can read an write (albeit the latter is marked experimental) > from an ext2fs. Reiserfs is not supported at the moment. > So you would have to change the type of your backup partition. > > > >My second question is hardware related. Is the Logitech 4000 Pro USB Web > >camera supported in FreeBSD? > > Sorry, I can't help you with this one. The hardware notes contains the documenation about what are officaly supported. You can find a link to them on the main page. http://www.freebsd.org/ -- Alex Articles based on solutions that I use: http://www.kruijff.org/alex/index.php?dir=docs/FreeBSD/