Subject: Re: NetBSD 1.3 ext2fs?
To: Ty Sarna <tsarna@endicor.com>
From: Inaki Saez <jisaez@sfe.indra.es>
List: port-amiga
Date: 12/18/1997 10:09:15
> > > like: "sd0e: Device not configured"
> > >
> > >   Is it possible to mount ext2fs partitions or it is only possible for i386?
> > >   Does it need a special disklabel or DOStype?
> >
> > What does "disklabel sd0" tell you about the available partitions?
> 
> Another question: does NetBSD ext2fs use native endian or little endian?
> I think Linux decided some time ago that all systems should use little
> endian ext2fs. If NetBSD's ext2fs uses the native endianess, it won't
> work on big-endian systems.

I have changed the DOSType of my ext2fs partitions to one of the types NetBSD
does not mark as "unused partition", and now it mounts with no problem.

I have tested with "NBU\7" (NetBSD User) and with "UNI\2" (Amix).

My ext2fs partitions are litte-endian. If big-endian should not work I don't
know.
But if it doesn't and you decide to byte-swap, be sure to use the newest
available
"e2fsck" from Linux (I use version 1.09) unless you want to reinstall everything
again.

	- Inaki.