From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 21 12:01:14 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0C18D37B401 for ; Wed, 21 May 2003 12:01:14 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp-out8.blueyonder.co.uk (smtp-out8.blueyonder.co.uk [195.188.213.11]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9513843F75 for ; Wed, 21 May 2003 12:01:12 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jfm@freebsd.polarhome.com) Received: from lexx ([62.31.198.203]) by smtp-out8.blueyonder.co.uk with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5329); Wed, 21 May 2003 20:01:11 +0100 From: John Murphy To: Qaz Man Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 20:01:09 +0100 Message-ID: References: <20030521111738.96644.qmail@web9704.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20030521111738.96644.qmail@web9704.mail.yahoo.com> X-Mailer: Forte Agent 1.9/32.560 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-OriginalArrivalTime: 21 May 2003 19:01:11.0177 (UTC) FILETIME=[5800B790:01C31FCB] cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Access problems X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: jfm@freebsd.polarhome.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 19:01:14 -0000 >Hello All, >I have a 20 Gig hard drive ( Maxtor) where there are >two partitions ( first 8 gigs has Win 98 and the rest >has Freebsd 4.4).=20 >Initially when the freebsd was installed, it was done >in a machine which I no longer have. >I need to get access to the files in my freebsd >partition. How can I do it? I don't know of any MS-Windows program which can read =46reeBSD file systems, but all is not lost. >Its a dual boot and I can get access to the Win 98 >partition, by just plugging it into any machine.. If the FreeBSD kernel wasn't configured for specific hardware then you will find that you can boot the OS and it will run. Even if its default kernel crashes there may be a GENERIC kernel lying around which you can use by pressing space during the ten second countdown stage. Then type the following: unload boot /kernel.GENERIC also (if that doesn't work) try: unload boot /kernel.old I'm presuming you still know the root (administrator) password. If you don't then follow the instructions at: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/admin.html#FORGOT-RO= OT-PW Log in as root and make a directory such as /windows with: mkdir /windows Mount your windows partition (I'm presuming IDE drive) with: mount_msdos /dev/ad0s1 /windows You should at this stage be able to list the contents of the windows partition with: ls /windows All you need to do now is find the files you need from the =46reeBSD partition and copy them to somewhere on the windows partition. Good luck John.