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From: Ivan Ngeow <s_koyin@eduserv.its.unimelb.EDU.AU>
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> 
> #include <ufs/ffs/fs.h>
> 
>    char  fs[8196];  
                 ^
Just guessing: You are trying to read a non-multiple of 512 :-)

>    open ("/dev/rwd0s2e", O_RDONLY, 0);
>    lseek (f, SBOFF, SEEK_SET);
>    read (f, fs, sizeof(fs));

that's right. but what makes it fail? i mean, i'm using read normally, 
and nowhere does it say you have to read in multiples of 512.

please help.

ivan