Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2001 11:07:18 -0700 (PDT) From: Jason Victor <sloppyj123@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: A novel idea.... Message-ID: <20010404180718.16316.qmail@web4307.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20010404080416.T12164@fw.wintelcom.net>
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It sounds like a good idea to me. From what I _think_ I understand, I can make some kind of FreeBSD boot floppy, and mount some kind of "virtual partition" containing FreeBSD that is simply a file on my Windows partition.... how far off-base am I??? If I can do this some way, what are some steps that a newbie could follow? Thanks alot, Jason --- Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net> wrote: > * Mike Bristow <mike@urgle.com> [010404 08:02] > wrote: > > On Wed, Apr 04, 2001 at 07:54:04AM -0700, Alfred > Perlstein wrote: > > > > > > a) use EXT2 as a backing filesystem > > > b) use a file in EXT2/msdosfs as a backing node > for a virtual > > > device: > > > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=vn&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+4.2-RELEASE&format=html > > > and create a filesystem in that. > > > > That's a very good idea. Performance would > probably suck rocks. > > OTOH, if you suddenly need to install X and so > need another 200M, > > growfs (available in -current only) might enable > you to grow your > > backing file, then grow the filesystem. > > or just make another vn and mount it. :) > > -- > -Alfred Perlstein - > [bright@wintelcom.net|alfred@freebsd.org] > Represent yourself, show up at BABUG > http://www.babug.org/ > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of > the message __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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