BeOS
BeOS uses a fairly straightforward installation process, but it is hobbled by weak hardware support. When you install BeOS, it is particularly important that you check that your hardware is supported by the OS. The vast majority of BeOS drivers come with the OS itself; it is unlikely you'll find BeOS drivers from the hardware manufacturer. Before you scrap some piece of hardware, though, check http://www.be.com/software/beware for a driver.
Partition Requirements
Unlike the Microsoft-style OSs I've discussed thus far in this chapter, BeOS cannot be installed on any variety of FAT partition. Instead, you must install BeOS on a partition of type 0xeb, which is used to identify BFS partitions. BFS is an advanced journaling filesystem with ...
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