Date: Sat, 18 Apr 1998 20:16:37 -0400 (EDT) From: Mikhail Teterin <mi@aldan.algebra.com> To: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: There was PicoBSD - let there be a Mini... Message-ID: <199804190016.UAA18692@rtfm.ziplink.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.95.980418220717.3473A-100000@korin.warman.org.pl> from "Andrzej Bialecki" at "Apr 18, 98 10:35:46 pm"
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Andrzej Bialecki once stated: =* the whole installation (available in sysinstall :-) would place FreeBSD =on an existing DOS partition. Installation program would create the file =with filesystem on it (which will then be mounted on a vn(4) device). This =will require (well, it depends) ca. 16-24MB of free space on a DOS =partition. Two notes. One, keep the files separately on the C:\FreeBSD , not a monolitic image with UFS in it, which only FreeBSD can read/modify. This will probably be faster you'll have kernel -> dosfs instead of kernel -> ufs -> vn -> dosfs and eaither to explore from other the FreeBSD. Another note -- do not forget the Windoze swap file(s). pagefile.sys for NT/95 and (what's its name) on 3.1 . I use the as additional swap now on my dual boot machine -- works fine. =* the most important requirement of this set would be that each element =work as expected with almost no setup on user's part (except =network/dialup setup, which can be done with user-friendly script). Yep, this must be true for the real FreeBSD users too! =* the whole thing would be started from DOS (using fbsdboot.exe). This =will probably require special C:\kernel with small MFS, containing =init(8), mount, vnconfig etc.. which after booting would first mount the =DOS partition, and then vnconfig the previously created file with OS on =it, and mount it on /. -mi To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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