Re: dostype, disklabel, and linux partitions

[Lars Hecking <lhecking%nmrc.ucc.ie@localhost>]

David Brownlee writes:
> On Thu, 13 Jan 2000 fheitka%attglobal.net@localhost wrote:
> 
> > I downloaded the kernel sources to 1.4.1 and added the ext2fs filesystem
> > type to the config. It wasn't there or even commented out, which made me
> > suspicious.   The kernel compiled OK, but could not mount my Linux
> > partitions.  I get the same error messages as before. "Device not
> > configured"
> > 
>       I'm afraid I'm out of my area here - I've only used linux
>       partitions under NetBSD/i386... Hmm - is it possible they
>       are the more recent byteswapped linux filesystems, maybe
>       you needs options FS_EI?

 I don't think so, but I'll check my kernel config. It works just fine for me.