Date: Sat, 14 May 2005 11:16:33 +1000 From: Peter Grehan <grehan@freebsd.org> To: Michael Dexter <dexter@ambidexter.com> Cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing FreeBSD from CD Message-ID: <42855171.4090500@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <a06210228beaa211347de@[192.168.1.100]> References: <a06210262bea18ec9f0f6@[192.168.1.101]> <427D6568.3010505@freebsd.org> <a0621020bbea6115e61ab@[192.168.1.100]> <p06210207bea92dc8c2cb@[128.113.24.47]> <a0621021ebea9344b223b@[192.168.1.100]> <42840D82.6060404@freebsd.org> <a06210228beaa211347de@[192.168.1.100]>
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Hi Michael, > Is ext2 a viable alternative? I see that 5.4 (perhaps earlier versions > too) now support sparse superblocks (eliminating a once-required tune2fs > command) and that the module is included with GENERIC. (Though may need > to be built-in to boot?) It's not being built on PPC at the moment, and I've never tried it so not sure how it'd go. > Might you have any insights as to if yar are Andrew are more > appropriate/qualified to continue the HFS work? They're a helluva lot more appropriate/qualified to delve into that space than I am ! I think the issue for both of them is time. > If you haven't seen it, here's Apple's page on HFSX: > > http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn/tn1150.html#HFSX > > Case sensitivity and journaling may make it a viable alternative, > licenses permitting. Maybe a naive assertion on my part! Yar's HFS work is a direct port of the Darwin HFS code. FreeBSD has diverged a lot from Darwin in the filesystem area recently, making a port much more of an effort. Otherwise, it might have been feasible to drop in HFSX. later, Peter.
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