Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 12:42:26 +0000 From: krad <kraduk@gmail.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD and Linux shared installation Message-ID: <CALfReye1NvQPQEPyM4EEwiVAy29k7A1HcuQTGPO755PDAXRn1w@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20140121120252.442c19cf.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <mailman.4159.1390281281.1397.freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> <20140121172736.A25136@sola.nimnet.asn.au> <CA%2Bg%2BBvg18ef9jE5xoKhTtQgh_gAPwg6Qd%2Bm2kpgxfa8ZG0K28Q@mail.gmail.com> <20140121193035.K25136@sola.nimnet.asn.au> <CA%2Bg%2BBvhfvp4BBTTZd9VU0vppqhQ8Cak=eJGzA4Q23_DLmv%2BbZA@mail.gmail.com> <CALfReyc_t2dv8p%2BZrQnSagYsOwbafQE9B6jAXG5esCo0yjTavA@mail.gmail.com> <20140121120252.442c19cf.freebsd@edvax.de>
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ifs its only for small stuff would fat32 not be good enough. Linux and BSD are ok with with, even if it is a bit ugly On 21 January 2014 11:02, Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote: > On Tue, 21 Jan 2014 10:31:52 +0000, krad wrote: > > if you want data exchange, you might be better going for nfs or cifs > rather > > than trying to keep it on disk. All of the issues with fs support then go > > away, and you can keep each os install atomic > > If I would need this for larger amounts of data, NFS would definitely > be my choice. I already _know_ that it works because I have tried it > in the past. But the requirement is "network-less", and only for > small amounts of data, just in case I want to access something from > all installed operating systems, or want something created on one > OS make accessible on the other OS. It's not even about a shared > home directory. Also it's not about simultaneous access, because > only one OS will run at a time. > > The primary intention is that it should be r/w from all systems > with the simplest means possible. I'm not sure in how far Linux > supports UFS (either as a partition inside a slice, or as a GPT > partition, or as a "slice on its own"), that's why I thought the > best choice would be the lowest Linux file system (ext2), because > FreeBSD can read and write this with OS tools (fuse not required). > So the "means of sharing or transfer" can be kept on the same > disk (installed in the laptop) and does not require something > specific. It's really not meant for big amounts of data, it's > a "just in case" concept. > > > > -- > Polytropon > Magdeburg, Germany > Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 > Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... >
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