Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 18:25:43 +0800 From: LI Xin <delphij@delphij.net> To: "Bruce M. Simpson" <bms@incunabulum.net> Cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG, src-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/fs/msdosfs msdosfs_vfsops.c Message-ID: <46A48227.3080401@delphij.net> In-Reply-To: <46A47C62.10507@incunabulum.net> References: <200707230710.l6N7AHd8008351@repoman.freebsd.org> <46A47C62.10507@incunabulum.net>
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig0DA3ADC429507F7997695C27 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Bruce M. Simpson wrote: > Bruce Evans wrote: >> bde 2007-07-23 07:10:17 UTC >> >> FreeBSD src repository >> >> Modified files: >> sys/fs/msdosfs msdosfs_vfsops.c Log: >> Make using msdosfs as the root file system sort of work: >> =20 >=20 > In case anyone is wondering 'Why the hell would anyone wish to do this?= ' > consider the case of various embedded systems and small devices where > the medium is pre-formatted as MS-DOS. or where the format on the mediu= m > is tied to MS-DOS for other reasons. And it'll also let you boot FreeBS= D > from your digital camera if your hard disk fails. Do we have a msdosfs compatible loader(8)? =3D-) BTW. This sounds like that we can install FreeBSD and Windows side-by-side in the same FAT partition? Cheers, --=20 Xin LI <delphij@delphij.net> http://www.delphij.net/ FreeBSD - The Power to Serve! --------------enig0DA3ADC429507F7997695C27 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGpIInOfuToMruuMARCuI5AJ0XNkWGQMQRfFvNKx1XnZmuHw5L+wCeM+Qs WXTO40H8woFO+b8upERB/Vw= =Tl9a -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig0DA3ADC429507F7997695C27--
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