Subject: Re: inodes, newfs and Mkfs
To: Christopher P. Gill <cpg@scs.howard.edu>
From: Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@nas.nasa.gov>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 07/02/1999 14:52:45
On Fri, 2 Jul 1999, Christopher P. Gill wrote:

> Greetings, all.
> 
> Before I try out NetBSD/mac68k's version of newfs for the first time, I'd
> like to know if there are any issues that I should be aware of relating to
> operating quirks and/or differences compared to Mkfs.

By default newfs will make a file system which the installer and booter
won't reliably work with. It'll work some of the time, but not be
reliable.

I usually keep / an old-style fs, and make all the other fs's new.

Take care,

Bill