Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 11:51:03 -0800 (PST) From: "Peter Leftwich" <Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com> To: <mail25@bzerk.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to mount FreeBSD from Debian or any Linux possibly Message-ID: <54141.63.109.229.13.1071863463.squirrel@webmail.alienwebshop.com> In-Reply-To: <20031219131148.GA40808@ei.bzerk.org> References: <20031219004318.W18755@rocket.alienwebshop.com> <20031219131148.GA40808@ei.bzerk.org>
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Ruben de Groot <mail25@bzerk.org> wrote: > On Fri, Dec 19, 2003 at 12:48:40AM -0500, Peter Leftwich typed: >> Here is how to mount your freebsd partition from Linux (in my >> case, it was a CD-R of the Debian-based bootable known as >> Knoppix available from www.knoppix.net). As long as your Linux ... >> The only thing I could not figure out was how to "su" my >> currently-running X session. That would allow me to use KDE and >> Konqueror to browse graphically to the directory >> /mnt/freebsdpartition ... anyone know how? > > Not needed. try: > mount -t ufs -o ufstype=44bsd,uid=knoppix /dev/hda2 /mnt/freebsdpartition > (that is, if your X session is running as user "knoppix".) My X session *was* unfortunately running as "knoppix" but I could do a Ctrl-Alt-F1 (or Alt-F1 I forget) and go to the vtty there, type in just "passwd" and then be prompted for a new root password so that in my X session, I could run a terminal window and "su" then type in THAT new password. (Sorry; Was that explained well?) Anyways. The icon for the mounted "freebsdpartition" had a padlock icony, hence, it seemed that only root had GUI (graphical user interface) access to the mounted drive! Nuts. -- Peter Leftwich President & Founder, Video2Video Services Box 13692, La Jolla, CA, 92039 USA http://Www.Video2Video.Com
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