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From: s902113@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU (Luke Mewburn)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Re: pcfs problem
Date: 3 Feb 1993 13:34:57 GMT
Organization: RMIT Computer Centre
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Keywords: pcfs mount disklabel
scottm@cscns.com (Scott McKinsey) writes:
>I am trying to get pcfs to recognize the dos partition. I have applied
>patches and have the new disklabel and fdisk. I also used the PCFS option
>when compiling the kernel, compiled fine. Now I can pcfs mount the floppy
>but can't mount the dos hard drive.
>I did this,
>%fdisk ...
>which returned size = 65307, offset = 33.
>%disklabel -e /dev/rwd0d
>adding the line: e: 65307 33 MSDOS #comment here
>Exiting the editor results in... Warning, unused partition e: size 65307
>offset 33
>I tried to mount anyway with #mount -t pcfs /dev/wd0e
>This results in... Device not configured.
>Obviously there's something I'm missing, anybody got a clue?
I had a similar problem. I think I solved it by:
1. making a d: partition which covers the entire drive.
2. making the e: partition as you've done.
3. changing the partitions: line to 5 (dunno if this is necessary)
4. saved the file temporarily to /tmp (so I can :r the file into
vi the next time I try it with slightly different parameters cause
you KNOW the bloody thing is going to give you that "Warning,
unused partition" most of the time. :)
5. exit the editor and if it doesn't work, kinda fiddled some more.
I wish I can remember exactly what I did.
>Scott
Luke.
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Luke Mewburn [Zak] zak@rmit.edu.au
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