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Date:      Wed, 16 Jan 2002 15:08:58 +0000 (GMT)
From:      Jan Grant <Jan.Grant@bristol.ac.uk>
To:        freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Solaris/Sparc ISOs - getting s0/, s1/ etc.
Message-ID:  <Pine.GSO.4.31.0201161507470.13885-100000@mail.ilrt.bris.ac.uk>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.31.0201151613220.13885-100000@mail.ilrt.bris.ac.uk>

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On Tue, 15 Jan 2002, Jan Grant wrote:

> [This only makes sense if you've done some solaris]
>
> I've got a Solaris install CD ISO image: sol-8-u6-install-sparc.iso.
> Now, a Solaris vold will mount this with the various slices all neatly
> laid out: s0/Boot as a symlink to s1/, etc.
>
> Unfortunately, if I just mount the ISO image directly:
>
> # vnconfig vn0c /blah/sol-8-u6-install-sparc.iso
> # mount -t cd9660 /dev/vn0c /mnt
>
> then /mnt contains the s0 contents (the Boot symlink, etc).
>
> So the FreeBSD question* is, how'd I get at the other slices on the CD?

Doh! Helps if you read, say, the answerbook. First slice, 9660 FS; then
there's a sparc-format UFS.


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