On Mon, 23 Jul 2007, LI Xin wrote:
Bruce M. Simpson wrote:
Bruce Evans wrote:
bde 2007-07-23 07:10:17 UTC
FreeBSD src repository
Modified files:
sys/fs/msdosfs msdosfs_vfsops.c Log:
Make using msdosfs as the root file system sort of work:
In case anyone is wondering 'Why the hell would anyone wish to do this?'
consider the case of various embedded systems and small devices where
the medium is pre-formatted as MS-DOS. or where the format on the medium
is tied to MS-DOS for other reasons. And it'll also let you boot FreeBSD
from your digital camera if your hard disk fails.
Do we have a msdosfs compatible loader(8)? =-)
No (unless grub can do it, and "we" have grub). I tested by booting
a FreeBSD partition (needs only boot[0-2] and a kernel on it) with -a.
BTW. This sounds like that we can install FreeBSD and Windows
side-by-side in the same FAT partition?
You could put a backup init and shell on the Windows partition. More than
that runs into problems with permissions. sshd warned that my private keys
became world readable..., and with 770 permissions my shell prompt said that
I had no name because /etc/passwd was not world readable.
Bruce
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