Installing FreeBSD from CD

[Peter Grehan]

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.