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Date:      Mon, 24 Dec 2001 13:57:01 -0800
From:      "Peter Ong" <peter@haloflightleader.net>
To:        "Peter Ong" <peter@haloflightleader.net>, "Josh Tolbert" <hemi@scoundrelz.net>
Cc:        <stable@FreeBSD.ORG>, <freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Mounting a Linux HDD Extended partition.
Message-ID:  <006701c18cc5$eaf73500$0101a8c0@haloflightleader.net>
References:  <Pine.BSO.4.31.0112241526050.8385-100000@halcyon.scoundrelz.net> <005301c18cc2$2717cda0$0101a8c0@haloflightleader.net>

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Okay, was able to mount it right along.  Thanks for all the help.  You guys
rock!

Peter
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Ong" <peter@haloflightleader.net>
To: "Josh Tolbert" <hemi@scoundrelz.net>
Cc: <stable@FreeBSD.ORG>; <freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Monday, December 24, 2001 1:30 PM
Subject: Re: Mounting a Linux HDD Extended partition.


> Going right to it.  Thanks.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Josh Tolbert" <hemi@scoundrelz.net>
> To: "Peter Ong" <peter@haloflightleader.net>
> Cc: <stable@FreeBSD.ORG>; <freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG>
> Sent: Monday, December 24, 2001 1:27 PM
> Subject: Re: Mounting a Linux HDD Extended partition.
>
>
> > Hello,
> > Have you checked to see if the device files exist for the
> > partitions you're trying to mount? I was doing the exact same thing as
you
> > were a few days ago and noticed that ad2s1(a|b|c|d|e|f|g) didn't exist
in
> > /dev. I just had to cd to dev and "sh MAKEDEV ad2s1a ad2s1b ad2s1c...You
> > get the idea.
> >
> > Good luck,
> > Josh
> >
> > On Mon, 24 Dec 2001, Peter Ong wrote:
> >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I'm trying to mount a Linux HDD.  It's divided into Linux partitions,
1,
> 2,
> > > 5 and so on...
> > >
> > > The first partition /, and then the 2 is an Extended parititon.  The 5
> is a
> > > logical partition, and there are 6, 7, and 8 which are also logical
> > > partitions.
> > >
> > > I'm trying to mount #5 and 6, 7, and 8 give the same thing:
> > >
> > > [11:12][root@saint:/]# mount -t ext2fs -r /dev/ad2s5 /mnt
> > > ext2fs: /dev/ad2s5: No such file or directory
> > >
> > > But this is what I get.
> > >
> > > So, I check out the info on fdisk:
> > >
> > > ******* Working on device /dev/ad2 *******
> > > parameters extracted from in-core disklabel are:
> > > cylinders=3736 heads=255 sectors/track=63 (16065 blks/cyl)
> > >
> > > Figures below won't work with BIOS for partitions not in cyl 1
> > > parameters to be used for BIOS calculations are:
> > > cylinders=3736 heads=255 sectors/track=63 (16065 blks/cyl)
> > >
> > > Media sector size is 512
> > > Warning: BIOS sector numbering starts with sector 1
> > > Information from DOS bootblock is:
> > > The data for partition 1 is:
> > > sysid 131,(Linux filesystem)
> > >     start 63, size 48132 (23 Meg), flag 0
> > >         beg: cyl 0/ head 1/ sector 1;
> > >         end: cyl 2/ head 254/ sector 63
> > > The data for partition 2 is:
> > > sysid 5,(Extended DOS)
> > >     start 48195, size 59970645 (29282 Meg), flag 0
> > >         beg: cyl 3/ head 0/ sector 1;
> > >         end: cyl 1023/ head 254/ sector 63
> > > The data for partition 3 is:
> > > <UNUSED>
> > > The data for partition 4 is:
> > > <UNUSED>
> > > ~
> > >
> > > According to the Handbook, FreeBSD has support for BIOS
extended/logical
> > > partitions.  But FreeBSD only shows that this is a Primary and an
> Extended
> > > partition here, not the logical partitions.  Does this mean that
FreeBSD
> > > does not have support for such partitions?  Is there a way for me to
see
> the
> > > data in those partitions from BSD?
> > >
> > > My Linux partitions are always divided with only small primary
partition
> for
> > > the /, and then the rest are logical partitions inside the extended.
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > Peter
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> >
> >
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