From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 8 01:00:14 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3884F16A420 for ; Thu, 8 Nov 2007 01:00:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jdrukman@gmail.com) Received: from fk-out-0910.google.com (fk-out-0910.google.com [209.85.128.185]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 99EF213C4C6 for ; Thu, 8 Nov 2007 01:00:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jdrukman@gmail.com) Received: by fk-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id b27so2844552fka for ; Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:00:05 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; bh=eLhQHlUQnyAOf/wpt0EuxscJl3SQ3Z6G/7LtGfIG7NY=; b=m6ypbf2R8u5SfvCHWaeIgF4nfp69Kp0prugyKQRuDVtMkw7VR8uBElGj/hRvd9SefAYRbN4GMda8WfCD6YALrZVbkVQP0dHf8FVsB542haIII5vN5u3HB443VMSJwNvq1ltQMBvyOrbVevzGbZULs/snvNa3vz3yXSRiTMWeawU= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=Y/TSl3ojWzCPc7kBOakRvg8W+gZFxI4K6H2sAOhgOrgtGDq2fkvcglC1EH6UPdHMCkqc/BPAxj94ibnJWT6HnQOOIS3jcZVfS8jhCXY1/AbSG2WHhpTYIdkx6ifoa4L74yNl/y5ksPM0x8kxEDe0/L03kC6IRPYe1LMpYo568uU= Received: by 10.82.156.12 with SMTP id d12mr16470796bue.1194483604825; Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:00:04 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.82.166.7 with HTTP; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 17:00:04 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 17:00:04 -0800 From: "Jon Drukman" To: "Chad Gross" In-Reply-To: <17489c7a0711071652q418c2d2cjd69b5ff4e777952@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <200711030122.17441.lists@jnielsen.net> <20071103102115.B8947@wonkity.com> <17489c7a0711071644t306c876aof17f805192291c1b@mail.gmail.com> <17489c7a0711071652q418c2d2cjd69b5ff4e777952@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Mounting/examining dd image? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2007 01:00:14 -0000 On Nov 7, 2007 4:52 PM, Chad Gross wrote: > > # mount /dev/vn0s1a /mnt > > > mount: /dev/vn0s1a on /mnt: incorrect super block > > > > > > > You have to mount the device with 'mount -t cd9660' because it is an ISO > > which is a cd9660 format. > > > > > > Never mind I saw imagine and thought ISO. I apologize, this should > hopefully help: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks-virtual.html > > thanks, but no, it doesn't help. i made this image by doing dd if=/dev/ad0 of=some.file, but i haven't yet found the magic incantation for being able to mount the filesystems. if i ever get some free time i am going to have to open the box up, attach a real hard disk and try dd'ing the image back onto the disk at least long enough to get the important files out of it. -jsd-