Jean-Louis Debert wrote:
>
> Mike & Tracy Holt wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> > I've recently decided to start playing with FreeBSD and in preparation,
> > I recompiled my kernel so I would have support for ufs so I could read
> > my BSD partitions. When I add the partition under linuxconf, whether I
> > give it ufs or auto for the filetype, it can't seem to mount the BSD
> > partition giving the error wrong filetype. Does anyone have any BSD
> > experience and wouldn't mind giving me a little guidance? Thanks, Mike
>
> Stupid question, but ... has your BSD partition _ever_ been formatted
> ???
> Linuxconf, or fdisk, or whatever, will only add the partition in
> the partition table(s) on the disk, it will not make a filesystem ...
> (this is not specific to ufs, it would be the same with _any_
> filesystem type).
> Even with M$-DOG, you have to execute fdisk _then_ format.
>
Mike,
I will come at another angle, you will find that with freeBSD it is best
to base other linux systems on it as linux was based on unix. So if you
can, install FreeBSD first then have support for a linux OS and install
mandrake. During installation do the auto format and mount windows if
you have it as /windows.
Unix partitions are different so you only get them during fdisk in a
FreeBSD installation and not anywhere else.
Always ask for a FreeBSD MBR. Get the ports. FreeBSD filisystem format
is 'ufs', linux is 'ext2' and windows is 'msdos' in /etc/fstab.
Hopefully that gives you some guidence, but I do promote again, join the
FreeBSD mailing lists.
Simon
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> 74 Annemasse France
> old Linux fan
