Re: How to add a disk to a new system without losing the data on it?

2003-09-12 Thread Kliment Andreev
Hello, How do I add a disk containing data to a new system without erasing that data. Check dmesg output to see the device name. Then try to mount that hard disk. If everything went fine, you might want to mount that HDD on every boot so check /etc/fstab.

Re: Re: How to add a disk to a new system without losing the data on it?

2003-09-12 Thread Vincent Zee
On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 21:14:46 +0200, Vincent Zee wrote: On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 15:06:37 -0400, Kliment Andreev wrote: Hello, How do I add a disk containing data to a new system without erasing that data. Check dmesg output to see the device name. Then try to mount that hard disk. If

Re: How to add a disk to a new system without losing the data on it?

2003-09-12 Thread Veritas
On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 21:16:45 +0200 Vincent Zee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, In the dmesg it comes up as ad5 but when I mount it, it can't find the device. mount ad5 /music2 mount: ad5: No such file or directory Try it as /dev/ad5 instead.

Re: Re: How to add a disk to a new system without losing the data on it?

2003-09-12 Thread Steve Bertrand
In the dmesg it comes up as ad5 but when I mount it, it can't find the device. mount ad5 /music2 mount: ad5: No such file or directory How many partitions were on the old drive? You might want to try # mount /dev/ad5s1x /music2 (where x == a,c,e,f or g, depending on the number of

Re: How to add a disk to a new system without losing the data on it?

2003-09-12 Thread Vincent Zee
On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 15:19:42 -0400, Veritas wrote: On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 21:16:45 +0200 Vincent Zee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, In the dmesg it comes up as ad5 but when I mount it, it can't find the device. mount ad5 /music2 mount: ad5: No such file or directory Try it as

Re: Re: How to add a disk to a new system without losing the data on it?

2003-09-12 Thread Vincent Zee
On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 15:21:04 -0400 (EDT), Steve Bertrand wrote: In the dmesg it comes up as ad5 but when I mount it, it can't find the device. mount ad5 /music2 mount: ad5: No such file or directory How many partitions were on the old drive? You might want to try # mount

Re: How to add a disk to a new system without losing the data on it?

2003-09-12 Thread Bob Collins
At 03:28 PM 9/12/2003, Vincent Zee wrote: On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 15:19:42 -0400, Veritas wrote: On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 21:16:45 +0200 Vincent Zee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, In the dmesg it comes up as ad5 but when I mount it, it can't find the device. mount ad5 /music2 mount: ad5: No

Re: Re: How to add a disk to a new system without losing the data on it?

2003-09-12 Thread Steve Bertrand
just the one partition. I tried: /dev/ad5 /dev/ad5s1 /dev/ad5s1a with the same response incorrect super block What is the output from: # disklabel -r ad5 ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

Re: Re: How to add a disk to a new system without losing the data on it?

2003-09-12 Thread Vincent Zee
On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 15:36:34 -0400 (EDT), Steve Bertrand wrote: just the one partition. I tried: /dev/ad5 /dev/ad5s1 /dev/ad5s1a with the same response incorrect super block What is the output from: # disklabel -r ad5 disklabel -r ad5 # /dev/ad5c: type: ESDI disk: ad5s1 label:

Re: Re: How to add a disk to a new system without losing the data on it?

2003-09-12 Thread Steve Bertrand
8 partitions: #size offsetfstype [fsize bsize bps/cpg] c: 2401074270unused0 0# (Cyl.0 - 14945*) d: 24010742704.2BSD 2048 16384 28552 # (Cyl.0 - 14945*) super block size 0 Ok, try # mount /dev/ad5s1d /music2

Re: Re: How to add a disk to a new system without losing the data on it?

2003-09-12 Thread Vincent Zee
On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 15:42:54 -0400 (EDT), Steve Bertrand wrote: 8 partitions: #size offsetfstype [fsize bsize bps/cpg] c: 2401074270unused0 0# (Cyl.0 - 14945*) d: 24010742704.2BSD 2048 16384 28552 # (Cyl.0 -

Re: How to add a disk to a new system without losing the data on it?

2003-09-12 Thread Dan Strick
How do I add a disk containing data to a new system without erasing that data. I searched the mailinglist and the documentation but could not find information for this scenario. The system in question is running 4.8 The disk is coming from a 5.1 system and uses ufs with softupdates. The

Re: How to add a disk to a new system without losing the data on it?

2003-09-12 Thread Lowell Gilbert
Vincent Zee [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hello, How do I add a disk containing data to a new system without erasing that data. I searched the mailinglist and the documentation but could not find information for this scenario. The system in question is running 4.8 The disk is coming

Re: Re: How to add a disk to a new system without losing the data on it?

2003-09-12 Thread Vincent Zee
On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 14:04:22 -0700 (PDT), Dan Strick wrote: How do I add a disk containing data to a new system without erasing that data. I searched the mailinglist and the documentation but could not find information for this scenario. The system in question is running 4.8

Re: Re: How to add a disk to a new system without losing the data on it?

2003-09-12 Thread Vincent Zee
On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 23:12:07 +0200, Vincent Zee wrote: How do I add a disk containing data to a new system without erasing that data. I searched the mailinglist and the documentation but could not find information for this scenario. The system in question is running 4.8