Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 08:29:03 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: Tom Embt <tom@embt.com> Cc: Shannon Wheeler <swheeler@altech.ab.ca>, Adam Ford <adam@attack.fordys.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Mounting an MS-DOS partition? - Tricky! Message-ID: <19991021082903.A316@marder-1> In-Reply-To: <3.0.3.32.19991020221738.00b5f958@mail.embt.com> References: <03f601bf1b43$bfc23d80$0307070a@shannon-s> <3.0.3.32.19991020221738.00b5f958@mail.embt.com>
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On Wed, Oct 20, 1999 at 10:17:38PM -0400, Tom Embt wrote:
> >>> root@attack>mount -t msdos /dev/wd0s2 /windows
> >> ^^^^^^^^^^
> >>Is it really wd0s2? Windows needs to be in the first partition so
> >>I'd expect it to be wd0s1.
>
> Sorry, that's just not true.
>
It always used to be the case. Which version of Windows? Or are
you referring to BIOSes that permit booting from partitions other
than the first or smart boot managers?
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