From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 6 15:21:02 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA05816A403 for ; Wed, 6 Dec 2006 15:21:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wkb@xs4all.nl) Received: from smtp-vbr2.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr2.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.22]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A4A6843CC1 for ; Wed, 6 Dec 2006 15:20:01 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wkb@xs4all.nl) Received: from xs3.xs4all.nl (xs3.xs4all.nl [194.109.21.4]) by smtp-vbr2.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id kB6FKj00069877; Wed, 6 Dec 2006 16:20:45 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wkb@xs4all.nl) Received: from xs3.xs4all.nl (wkb@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by xs3.xs4all.nl (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id kB6FKjk5001242; Wed, 6 Dec 2006 16:20:45 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wkb@xs4all.nl) Received: (from wkb@localhost) by xs3.xs4all.nl (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id kB6FKiPV001241; Wed, 6 Dec 2006 16:20:44 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wkb) Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 16:20:44 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte To: Clayton Milos Message-ID: <20061206152044.GB431@xs4all.nl> References: <00ed01c71949$1e277d80$fe03a8c0@claylaptop> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <00ed01c71949$1e277d80$fe03a8c0@claylaptop> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-OS: FreeBSD 4.10-RELEASE-p2 X-PGP: finger wilko@freebsd.org X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner Cc: FreeBSD STABLE Subject: Re: Mounting OpenBSD partitions X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2006 15:21:02 -0000 On Wed, Dec 06, 2006 at 05:13:43PM +0200, Clayton Milos wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alex Burke" > To: "FreeBSD STABLE" > Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 3:18 PM > Subject: Re: Mounting OpenBSD partitions > > > >Hi, > > > >What you need is a GEOM module called nbsd. Here is the link: > >http://www.26th.net/public/projects/freebsd/geom_nbsd/geom_nbsd.tgz > > > >This module is analgous to the default component (geom_bsd I believe > >it is called) that understands FreeBSD disklabels, but instead it > >understands NetBSD, OpenBSD and DragonFlyBSD disklabels. > > > >Once compiled and kldload'ed into the kernel, that module will allow > >you to mount your partitions from the OpenBSD disk. However, note that > >when I used it, there was some bug that did not allow you to get rid > >of the module (cannot rememeber whether it panicked, hung or just > >refused to unload), and so I simply rebooted once I had pulled the > >data off the drive I needed to. > > > >Incidentally, it seems a great shame that FreeBSD does not deliver > >this support in the base system, it would seem like a VERY useful > >thing to be able to do for users and developers who use a couple of > >the different BSD systems. > > > >Thanks and hope this helps, Alex J Burke. > > Alex > > You have a very valid point here. > FreeBSD's support for other FS' is horiffic. Very little else is supported > which I find very sad. > There is not even support for Solaris UFS. Something that would be really > nice would be support for XFS. > I personally think that XFS is a really good FS with nice features. Nobody stops anybody from working on your favorite FS support. There are not that many clueful FS hackers around, so stating that things "should be done" typically do not help. Unfortunately I might add. Wilko