Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2001 16:02:08 +0100 From: Mike Bristow <mike@urgle.com> To: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net> Cc: Jason Victor <sloppyj123@yahoo.com>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: A novel idea.... Message-ID: <20010404160208.A10031@lindt.urgle.com> In-Reply-To: <20010404075404.P12164@fw.wintelcom.net>; from bright@wintelcom.net on Wed, Apr 04, 2001 at 07:54:04AM -0700 References: <20010404121602.29670.qmail@web4304.mail.yahoo.com> <20010404075404.P12164@fw.wintelcom.net>
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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. -- Mike Bristow, seebitwopie To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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