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Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: File system under FreeBSD 2.0 From: barnaby.ng@canrem.com (Barnaby Ng) Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!yarrina.connect.com.au!news.mira.net.au!otis.apana.org.au!serval.net.wsu.edu!netnews.nwnet.net!ns1.nodak.edu!news.uoknor.edu!constellation!convex!insosf1.infonet.net!newshost.marcam.com!zip.eecs.umich.edu!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!torn!uunet.ca!uunet.ca!portnoy!canrem.com!barnaby.ng Distribution: world Message-ID: <60.10006.5307.0N1C3549@canrem.com> Date: Mon, 12 Dec 94 00:45:00 -0500 Organization: CRS Online (Toronto, Ontario) Lines: 24 Hi All, I'v never used FreeBSD before and like to get the release 2.0. What kinds of file systems are available under this release? What I'm looking for is something like this:- - No maximum file size limit. I'm using OS/2 right now and the HPFS file system has a 2GB limit (per file), and I have files that are bigger than this. - No maximum limit on disk size supported. I know the OS has to reside on a partition within the first 1024 cylinder. OS/2 does not like disks that are > 2GB. I can only use my 2.7 GB Seagate drive for date only, OS/2 won't let me install on this drive, even if I create a partition within the first 1024 cylinder. - Fast, very fast indeed, especially with so many BIG files. - Allow a file to span across two or more physical disks. - Reliable. OS/2's HPFS has its limitation, but it is VERY reliable. I never lost a single file, not even after a system crash, not even after a virus attack. Thanks for any input and your time. barnaby.ng@canrem.com Toronto, Canada.