Subject: Re: machine crashed, dumped, and is now *hosed*
To: None <codewarrior@daemon.org>
From: Zdenek Salvet <salvet@horn.ics.muni.cz>
List: port-i386
Date: 05/07/1997 11:17:13
> > unfortunately no, i don't.  not off the top of my head anyway.  netbsd
> > was the first 600 meg (or so) and the dos partition was next (size
> > relatively unknown).  then a few linux filesystems and a swap partition.
> > i can probably guess about the order, but i have no idea about the sizes.
> >
> 	Hmm.. you should be able to get back the first netbsd partition by
> 	just setting up a large 'a' partition covering the first 600mb

and then you can determine exact size with dumpfs (size*bsize)

> 	and then trying to 'fsck -n' it (if it looks good, do the real
> 	fsck).
> 	After that all I could suggest is guessting the start of the
> 	next partition.. hmm, if you can determine the magic number
> 	at the start of the a partition you should be able to search
> 	/dev/rsdXc until you find another one...
> 

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Zdenek Salvet                                              salvet@ics.muni.cz 
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