From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 14 18:26:39 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8632D16A4CE for ; Sun, 14 Mar 2004 18:26:39 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp07.wxs.nl (smtp07.wxs.nl [195.121.6.39]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2A91543D1D for ; Sun, 14 Mar 2004 18:26:39 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl) Received: from kruij557.speed.planet.nl (ipd50a97ba.speed.planet.nl [213.10.151.186])18questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 15 Mar 2004 03:19:46 +0100 (MET) Received: from alex.lan (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by kruij557.speed.planet.nl (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i2F2JjnP013952; Mon, 15 Mar 2004 03:19:46 +0100 Received: (from akruijff@localhost) by alex.lan (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id i2F2Jjka013951; Mon, 15 Mar 2004 03:19:45 +0100 Content-return: prohibited Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 03:19:44 +0100 From: Alex de Kruijff In-reply-to: <20040313103255.V4605-100000@tomato.local> To: Charles Bacon Message-id: <20040315021944.GA1209@alex.lan> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i References: <20040313103255.V4605-100000@tomato.local> X-Authentication-warning: alex.lan: akruijff set sender to freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl using -f cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Mounting a 4.5R FS during 5.2.1 installation X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 02:26:39 -0000 On Sat, Mar 13, 2004 at 10:56:34AM -0500, Charles Bacon wrote: > Situation: An old remotherboarded PC, Tomato, has an old 4.5R > on a 20GB disk. I also have an unused 2940 SCSI controller and > a 2GB SCSI disk. On my LAN there's another old remoboed box, > Daisy, with a functioning CD. > > I tried NFS-mounting it during the 5.2.1R installation ceremony. > NG (Operation not permitted). > > Tried copying the CD onto Tomato's 4.5 system, then mounting > /cdrom1 as /xmnt. Again, Operation not Permitted. > > Finally, moved the good CD drive from Daisy to Tomato. Bingo. > Installation went fine until inodes exhausted. But kernel was > never installed! It gets done after everything else! > > Problem: no info why "Operation not permitted". Finally found > that fsck was needed on the 40GB (although nothing was wrong). > > BIG PROBLEM: Is there a safe way to mount a 4.5 FS onto 5.2.1? > It seemed to work OK, but later, booting the 4.5 system, fsck > complained bigtime. Trashed boot block, so used the one at 32. > > For a while I'd like to be able to dual-boot 4.5 and 5.2.1, before > committing my 40GB disk to 5.x. Suggestions? > > AND THANKS FOR RESPONSES I'VE GOTTEN IN THE PAST! Dear Chuck, I would go for the NFS mounting. Is it posible that you didn't setup the NFS server correctly? The handbook has a good section on this topic! -- Alex Articles based on solutions that I use: http://www.kruijff.org/alex/index.php?dir=docs/FreeBSD/