Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 01:03:27 +0530 From: Shantanoo Mahajan <freebsd@dhumketu.cjb.net> To: David Benfell <benfell@greybeard95a.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: converting ext3 to ffs Message-ID: <20030924193327.GC917@dhumketu.homeunix.net> In-Reply-To: <20030924173016.GA25574@parts-unknown.org> References: <20030924173016.GA25574@parts-unknown.org>
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+-- David Benfell [freebsd] [24-09-03 23:00 IST]: | On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 09:58:53 -0700, Mike Hogsett wrote: | > | > dump(8) and restore(8)* may do the trick. I would recommend dumping from | > an os where ext3 is native (e.g. linux) and then restore on a os where ffs | > is native (e.g. FreeBSD). | > | This should be considered mandatory. Linux support for ffs is broken | -- and apparently no one cares enough to fix it. | | And if there's any support for ext2/3 on the BSDs, it's news to me. | man mount_ext2fs also check out /usr/ports/sysutils/fsck_ext2fs mount_ext2fs can mount ext3 FS. But if ext3 FS is not unmounted properly, you have to use fsck_ext2fs and then mount it. -- With Best Regards, Shantanoo Mahajan
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