From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 26 14:51:47 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 3214A16A4B3 for ; Fri, 26 Sep 2003 14:51:47 -0700 (PDT) Received: from pcaxs04.petro-canada.ca (pcx1.petro-canada.ca [209.82.98.50]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C7C5C43FEA for ; Fri, 26 Sep 2003 14:51:45 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from STimms@petro-canada.ca) Received: by pcaxs04-e.pcacorp.net with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id ; Fri, 26 Sep 2003 15:51:44 -0600 Message-ID: From: "Timms, Simon" To: 'Kris Kennaway' , Adam McLaurin Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 15:51:34 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: FreeBSD in Windows..... 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: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 21:51:47 -0000 -----Original Message----- From: Kris Kennaway [mailto:kris@obsecurity.org] Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 3:41 PM To: Adam McLaurin Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD in Windows..... >On Fri, Sep 26, 2003 at 05:32:40PM -0400, Adam McLaurin wrote: >> On Fri, 2003-09-26 at 17:17, Kris Kennaway wrote: >> > That won't help the OP. He's asking how to access a FreeBSD UFS = _on >> > the same computer_ while running Windows. Unless you can purchase = a >> > Windows UFS driver somewhere out there, this is not possible. The >> > recommended way to share files from FreeBSD to Windows on a = dual-boot >> > OS is to use a FAT partition which can be mounted on both OSes. >>=20 >> What about installing vmware (on XP), then install FreeBSD in = vmware, >> and mounting it that way? Maybe a lot of trouble, but at least he'd = be >> able to get at the data. > >Yeah, that might work. > >Kris If my understanding of vmware is correct that shouldn't work, couldn't = work. Vmware is just an x86 emulator which sits on top of windows, the OS = working in=20 VMware should be unaware that it is running in an emulator and = shouldn't have=20 direct access to any of the host computer's resources. If the host = system=20 is unable to mount a file system then the operating system in vmware = should also be unable to mount it. First because it is unaware that it exists = and second because vmware uses the host system's resources and anything = which is inaccessible to the host system would also be inaccessible to the = emulated system. ******************** This email communication is intended as a private communication for the = sole use of the primary addressee and those individuals listed for copies in = the original message. The information contained in this email is private = and confidential and if you are not an intended recipient you are hereby notified that copying, forwarding or other dissemination or = distribution of this communication by any means is prohibited. If you are not = specifically authorized to receive this email and if you believe that you received = it in error please notify the original sender immediately. We honour similar requests relating to the privacy of email communications. Cette communication par courrier =E9lectronique est une communication = priv=E9e =E0 l'usage exclusif du destinataire principal ainsi que des personnes dont = les noms figurent en copie. Les renseignements contenus dans ce courriel = sont confidentiels et si vous n'=EAtes pas le destinataire pr=E9vu, vous = =EAtes avis=E9, par les pr=E9sentes que toute reproduction, tout transfert ou toute = autre forme de diffusion de cette communication par quelque moyen que ce soit = est interdit. Si vous n'=EAtes pas sp=E9cifiquement autoris=E9 =E0 = recevoir ce courriel ou si vous croyez l'avoir re=E7u par erreur, veuillez en aviser = l'exp=E9diteur original imm=E9diatement. Nous respectons les demandes similaires qui touchent la confidentialit=E9 des communications par courrier = =E9lectronique.