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    SubjectRe: ext2 in a dos file/partition
    >>>>> "Theodore" == Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu> writes:

    Theodore> ...

    Theodore> There is such a thing; it's called the loop device. It's been
    Theodore> around for a long time, but it's only recently been integrated
    Theodore> into the main-line kernel. The newest mount comands will
    Theodore> automatically use the loop device to attach a file to the loop
    Theodore> device, and then mount a filesystem using the loop device.

    Theodore> What's missing for this to be a complete replacement for
    Theodore> umsdos is the ability to do this all at the kernel level at
    Theodore> boot time, so that you can use a file on a MS-DOS partition,
    Theodore> mounted through the loop device, as a root device, so you can
    Theodore> boot a Linux system without needing need a mini Linux
    Theodore> partition to use as your root.

    Theodore> ...

    Theodore> There are some interesting configuration details, and some
    Theodore> changes would be required if you wanted LILO to work from
    Theodore> within the root loop filesystem, but the technical problems
    Theodore> should all be solvable.

    This is exactly the target for Hans Lermens and Werner Almesbergers patch
    " Linux high in the sky and more", giving the new features initrd and
    /linuxrc, as I understand it.

    Uwe Bonnes bon@elektron.ikp.physik.th-darmstadt.de

    Institut fuer Kernphysik Schlossgartenstrasse 9 64289 Darmstadt
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