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From: Dave Bodenstab <imdave@mcs.net>
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To: dburr@POBoxes.com, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: ext2fs and FreeBSD
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> From: Donald Burr <dburr@POBoxes.com>
> Subject: ext2fs and FreeBSD
>
> I need a way of exchanging large amounts of data between Linux and
> FreeBSD, that does NOT involve a network.  I have Jaz drives on both
> machines, so that seemed like the perfect solution.  Unfortunately,

Why not just use tar on the raw device?  (i.e. tar -cf /dev/rsd...)  Then
you don't even have to bother with mounting/unmounting a file system.

> Linux's UFS support is lame (besides, it's read-only), and since I need
> long filenames (and FreeBSD does not support Win95, aka VFAT), that option
> is out as well.

Dave Bodenstab
imdave@mcs.net