Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 04:57:10 +1000 From: "Gary Harris" <gharris@wr.com.au> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FAT32 & FreeBSD Message-ID: <199806121900.FAA26923@mail.wr.com.au> In-Reply-To: <358045B4.4CAFA3D6@altavista.net>
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> 1) Can FreeBSD be installed if the Hard disk it is to be installed on is
> of FAT32 format?
>
Yes but you won't be able to access the FAT32 partition from FreeBSD. Having said that, I believe that
3.x.x-current has support for it, or it's underway. Anyone?
> 2) Will I be able to read UNIX formatted diskettes (so I can extract
> files eg: with bar xvfZ /dev/rfd0 )?
>
Yup.
Cheers,
Gary.
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