Subject: Linux mounts NetBSD, was: pkg_delete not complete
To: Paul \(NCC/CS\) <pts@bom.gov.au>
From: Martin Schmitz <martin-schmitz@web.de>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 09/07/2001 08:30:01
"Paul (NCC/CS)" <pts@bom.gov.au> schrieb am 07.09.01:
> Martin Schmitz wrote:
> 
> >  [...]
> > > Been having trouble getting it to mount the NetBSD disk actually,
> > > but I spoke to a linux guy today and I have some things to try.
> >
> > To mount NetBSD Partitions from within Linux you have to do a
> >
> > # mount -t ufs -o ufstype=44bsd /dev/hdxy /mountpoint
> 
> Thanks alot. Ripper:).
> I think I need to compile something into the linux kernel also
> according to another guy. The above means linux can understand
> ufs but to be able to interperet BSD disklabels and drive letters
> instead of numbers it needs something else in the kernel

Yes, of course. I forgot. There is this option "BSD Disklabel Support"
under "Partition Types". Then to Linux the Disklabel looks similar
to an extended Partition.

Martin




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