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Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 07:49:06 -0600 (MDT)
From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
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Subject: Re: vnconfig and a compact flash disk image
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On Fri, 20 Aug 2004, Richard P. Williamson wrote:

> But how can I mount it?  The format is a 28Mb slice (a) and a 4Mb
> slice (e).  I've tried
>
> vnconfig vn0 sanDisk.32Mb.image
>
> and
>
> vnconfig vn0a sanDisk.32Mb.image
>
> but fdisk tells me 'invalid superblock' when pointed at /dev/vn0[a].

See the example of how to mount an ISO CD image in the examples section 
of the vnconfig man page; it should be the same, except the filesystem 
type will be msdos.

How to deal with the two partitions, I'm not sure.  If you do the math 
just right, you should be able to dd each to a different file.

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA