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commit 85d4a49acdb64ec4f1e1ce398cc9b57bd4528bb7 Author: Pierre Schweitzer <[email protected]> AuthorDate: Mon Aug 20 20:26:16 2018 +0200 Commit: Pierre Schweitzer <[email protected]> CommitDate: Mon Aug 20 20:26:16 2018 +0200 Add a quick statement about BtrFS :-) --- INSTALL | 10 +++++++--- README.md | 6 +++++- 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 3a82fe036f..fd4409ddde 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -37,12 +37,16 @@ the top directory. 3. Installation --------------- -ReactOS can only be installed on a machine that has a FAT16 or FAT32 partition -as the active (bootable) partition. The partition on which ReactOS is to be -installed (which may or may not be the bootable partition) must also be +By default, ReactOS can only be installed on a machine that has a FAT16 or FAT32 +partition as the active (bootable) partition. The partition on which ReactOS is +to be installed (which may or may not be the bootable partition) must also be formatted as FAT16 or FAT32. ReactOS Setup can format the partitions if needed. +Starting 0.4.10, ReactOS can be installed using the BtrFS file system. But +consider this as an experimental feature and thus regressions not triggered on +FAT setup may be observed. + ReactOS can be installed from the source distribution or from the bootable CD distribution. The two ways to install ReactOS are explained below. diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index bd125d188f..a011b4fa52 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -64,10 +64,14 @@ See ["Building ReactOS"](http://www.reactos.org/wiki/Building_ReactOS) for more ## Installing -ReactOS currently can only be installed on a machine that has a FAT16 or FAT32 partition as the active (bootable) partition. +By default, ReactOS currently can only be installed on a machine that has a FAT16 or FAT32 partition as the active (bootable) partition. The partition on which ReactOS is to be installed (which may or may not be the bootable partition) must also be formatted as FAT16 or FAT32. ReactOS Setup can format the partitions if needed. +Starting 0.4.10, ReactOS can be installed using the BtrFS file system. But +consider this as an experimental feature and thus regressions not triggered on +FAT setup may be observed. + To install ReactOS from the bootable CD distribution, extract the archive contents. Then burn the CD image, boot from it, and follow the instructions. See ["Installing ReactOS"](https://www.reactos.org/wiki/Installing_ReactOS) Wiki page or [INSTALL](INSTALL) for more details.
