Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 16:06:33 +0100 From: "Steve Hodgson" <steve@acidy.com> To: "'Jonathon McKitrick'" <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org>, <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: How to mount extra partitions from a fixit disk Message-ID: <BF3FDA7930BE33498DE948349DFFFC630139B9D6@apollo.howesmacnaghten.local> In-Reply-To: <20040923150037.GB82032@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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owner-freebsd-stable@freebsd.org wrote: > Here's my scenario: I'm running 4.10 on a laptop, and the > drive is in the process of dying. It won't boot, but from > the fixit disk I am able to access the root directory. Root > is assigned to ad0s1a, which the fixit disk has in the /dev > directory. However, /usr is on ad0s1g. There is no entry > for this device in /dev, and no MAKEDEV script either. How > can I mount this device/partition to access /usr? >=20 > Also, I'm trying to decide how to get the data off the > laptop. I have a wi card and a parallel port zip drive. > Which would be easier to get working? Can I simply copy the > modules from another 4.10 box and then break into the boot cycle and > load them there?=20 >=20 > jm How about downloading FreeSBIE on another computer, burning it to an ISO = and using that? I've never used the fixit CD but FreeSBIE is based on 5.2.1 = and may have better luck. maybe. On the same vain you could try knoppix, though I'm not sure that the = Linux kernel is compiled with support for UFS. A completely different code = base may have some luck disentangling your dying drive. Steve
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