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Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: File system under FreeBSD 2.0
From: barnaby.ng@canrem.com (Barnaby Ng)
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Date: Mon, 12 Dec 94 00:45:00 -0500
Organization: CRS Online  (Toronto, Ontario)
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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.