From owner-freebsd-fs@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 19 02:53:22 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7809516A4CE for ; Wed, 19 Nov 2003 02:53:22 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail-out.ukr.net (mail-out.ukr.net [212.42.65.71]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4FCD743FE3 for ; Wed, 19 Nov 2003 02:53:19 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from technix@ukr.net) Received: from storage.ukr.net ([212.42.65.69]) by mail-out.ukr.net with esmtp ID 1AMPxQ-000Cxk-00; Wed, 19 Nov 2003 12:53:12 +0200 Received: from mail by storage.ukr.net with local ID 1AMPxQ-000EwV-00 for freebsd-fs@freebsd.org; Wed, 19 Nov 2003 12:53:12 +0200 Received: from [193.41.172.68] by www1.ukr.net with HTTP; Wed, 19 Nov 2003 10:53:12 +0000 (GMT) From: "Sergei Mozhaisky" To: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: mPOP Web-Mail 2.19 X-Originating-IP: 10.1.1.1 via proxy [193.41.172.68] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=koi8-r Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-Id: Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 12:53:12 +0200 X-Scanner: exiscan for exim4 (http://duncanthrax.net/exiscan/) *1AMPxQ-000EwV-00*ec9zhISPHMo* Subject: Compressed filesystem for FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Sergei Mozhaisky List-Id: Filesystems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 10:53:22 -0000 Hello everyone. I am searching for compressed filesystem for FreeBSD. Why do I need compressed filesystem? I am developer of FreeBSD-based LiveCD, and the main problem of liveCD is loading speed - it's too slow, comparing with Knoppix or other Linux LiveCD. Usage of compressed filesystem will improve software loading speed and allow to put more software to CD. I found info about project "FiST" in freebsd-fs archives, this is almost what I need: ftp://ftp.filesystems.org/pub/fist/fistgen-0.0.7.tar.gz But gzipfs module does not compile in FreeBSD (developers said that size-changing algoritm they used currently works only in Linux) So the question is simple: is there any implementations of compressed filesystems for FreeBSD (even as unofficial projects)? This will help a lot in such projects as FreeBSD-based LiveCD. -- Best regards, [ http://technix.melitopol.zp.ua/ ] Mozhaisky Sergei (techniX) [ http://frenzy.icc.melitopol.net/ ]