Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 20:57:13 -0800 From: paige@paige.bio To: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FAT or ExFAT possible for /boot? Message-ID: <8F3326B5-BFD7-460B-8F68-97E5D1A08B60@paige.bio> In-Reply-To: <CANCZdfrVwQoEzehNQEzZHbeBrE2En9y8oaJNjUvT0AZGvmdCWQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <CANCZdfrVwQoEzehNQEzZHbeBrE2En9y8oaJNjUvT0AZGvmdCWQ@mail.gmail.com>
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--Apple-Mail-1882D54B-EE77-48CE-BEF8-3E8EFFC4DA25 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks, Just wanted to add FAT should be fine. The only advantage that comes to mind= with ExFAT would be a larger file system however /boot is typically small e= nough. I need to track down the process for building the raspi image and I=E2= =80=99ll give it a shot. -Paige Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 10, 2024, at 8:05=E2=80=AFPM, Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> wrote: >=20 > =EF=BB=BF >=20 >=20 >> On Tue, Dec 10, 2024, 8:49=E2=80=AFPM <paige@paige.bio> wrote: >> Hi, >> I was just wondering I could do this with FreeBSD. It=E2=80=99d be nice f= or raspi at least because it would give me an easy way to edit loader.conf >=20 >=20 > FAT should be possible to be /boot. We support reading FAT filesystems. Ex= FAT has no support though. You may need to compile a custom loader, maybe, i= f we omit FAT support (which I think is there, but can't check at the moment= )=20 >=20 > Warner=20 >=20 >> Sent from my iPhone --Apple-Mail-1882D54B-EE77-48CE-BEF8-3E8EFFC4DA25 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D= utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Thanks,<div><br></div><div>Just wanted to a= dd FAT should be fine. The only advantage that comes to mind with ExFAT woul= d be a larger file system however /boot is typically small enough. I need to= track down the process for building the raspi image and I=E2=80=99ll give i= t a shot.</div><div><br></div><div>-Paige</div><div><br></div><div><div dir=3D= "ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite= ">On Dec 10, 2024, at 8:05=E2=80=AFPM, Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> wr= ote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF= =BB=BF<div dir=3D"auto"><div><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"= ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Dec 10, 2024, 8:49=E2=80=AFPM <paige@p= aige.bio> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"marg= in:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi,<br> I was just wondering I could do this with FreeBSD. It=E2=80=99d be nice for r= aspi at least because it would give me an easy way to edit loader.conf<br></= blockquote></div></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">FAT sho= uld be possible to be /boot. We support reading FAT filesystems. ExFAT has n= o support though. You may need to compile a custom loader, maybe, if we omit= FAT support (which I think is there, but can't check at the moment) </= div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Warner </div><div dir= =3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote= class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid= ;padding-left:1ex"> Sent from my iPhone<br> </blockquote></div></div></div> </div></blockquote></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-1882D54B-EE77-48CE-BEF8-3E8EFFC4DA25--
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