On 10 Oct 2003, D.V. Rogers wrote:
> Interestingly when I cat filesystems under SuSe 7.0 it tells me
> vfat
> hfs
> minix
> reiserfs
>
> where is ext2?
> Starting to wonder if the problem is between the fact I am trying to
> mount an ext3 fs with a ext2 fs ?
Could be a problem. An ext3 filesystem can be mounted as ext2 in an
emergency cases like this.
> Any pointers again on how I can get around this problem and mount the
> dam thing is greatly appreciated...
>
> Lastly the thought to create a new RH 9.0 installed partition on hdb
> then attempt to mount the relevant directory of the old RH8.0 partition.
> Hoping to avoid this long way around!!
If you're going that far... Just boot the RH8.0 or RH9 CD and type 'linux
rescue' at the initial prompt. It will among other things try to find all
the Linux partitions for you and mount them, you can then 'cp' to your
heart's content. The rescue mode has a fairly complete set of tools and ..
well they don't call it rescue mode for nothin'
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