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diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/befs.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/befs.txt deleted file mode 100644 index da45e6c842b8..000000000000 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/befs.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,117 +0,0 @@ -BeOS filesystem for Linux - -Document last updated: Dec 6, 2001 - -WARNING -======= -Make sure you understand that this is alpha software. This means that the -implementation is neither complete nor well-tested. - -I DISCLAIM ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY POSSIBLE BAD EFFECTS OF THIS CODE! - -LICENSE -===== -This software is covered by the GNU General Public License. -See the file COPYING for the complete text of the license. -Or the GNU website: <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/licenses.html> - -AUTHOR -===== -The largest part of the code written by Will Dyson <will_dyson@pobox.com> -He has been working on the code since Aug 13, 2001. See the changelog for -details. - -Original Author: Makoto Kato <m_kato@ga2.so-net.ne.jp> -His original code can still be found at: -<http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA008030/bfs/> -Does anyone know of a more current email address for Makoto? He doesn't -respond to the address given above... - -This filesystem doesn't have a maintainer. - -WHAT IS THIS DRIVER? -================== -This module implements the native filesystem of BeOS http://www.beincorporated.com/ -for the linux 2.4.1 and later kernels. Currently it is a read-only -implementation. - -Which is it, BFS or BEFS? -================ -Be, Inc said, "BeOS Filesystem is officially called BFS, not BeFS". -But Unixware Boot Filesystem is called bfs, too. And they are already in -the kernel. Because of this naming conflict, on Linux the BeOS -filesystem is called befs. - -HOW TO INSTALL -============== -step 1. Install the BeFS patch into the source code tree of linux. - -Apply the patchfile to your kernel source tree. -Assuming that your kernel source is in /foo/bar/linux and the patchfile -is called patch-befs-xxx, you would do the following: - - cd /foo/bar/linux - patch -p1 < /path/to/patch-befs-xxx - -if the patching step fails (i.e. there are rejected hunks), you can try to -figure it out yourself (it shouldn't be hard), or mail the maintainer -(Will Dyson <will_dyson@pobox.com>) for help. - -step 2. Configuration & make kernel - -The linux kernel has many compile-time options. Most of them are beyond the -scope of this document. I suggest the Kernel-HOWTO document as a good general -reference on this topic. http://www.linuxdocs.org/HOWTOs/Kernel-HOWTO-4.html - -However, to use the BeFS module, you must enable it at configure time. - - cd /foo/bar/linux - make menuconfig (or xconfig) - -The BeFS module is not a standard part of the linux kernel, so you must first -enable support for experimental code under the "Code maturity level" menu. - -Then, under the "Filesystems" menu will be an option called "BeFS -filesystem (experimental)", or something like that. Enable that option -(it is fine to make it a module). - -Save your kernel configuration and then build your kernel. - -step 3. Install - -See the kernel howto <http://www.linux.com/howto/Kernel-HOWTO.html> for -instructions on this critical step. - -USING BFS -========= -To use the BeOS filesystem, use filesystem type 'befs'. - -ex) - mount -t befs /dev/fd0 /beos - -MOUNT OPTIONS -============= -uid=nnn All files in the partition will be owned by user id nnn. -gid=nnn All files in the partition will be in group nnn. -iocharset=xxx Use xxx as the name of the NLS translation table. -debug The driver will output debugging information to the syslog. - -HOW TO GET LASTEST VERSION -========================== - -The latest version is currently available at: -<http://befs-driver.sourceforge.net/> - -ANY KNOWN BUGS? -=========== -As of Jan 20, 2002: - - None - -SPECIAL THANKS -============== -Dominic Giampalo ... Writing "Practical file system design with Be filesystem" -Hiroyuki Yamada ... Testing LinuxPPC. - - - |