just in case of... this document is nice (from the gentoo community, they are among the best ones in GNU/Linux)
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Mount_UFS_partitions 2006/11/29, Vim Visual <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi, > > I think the answer is different... I was thinking GNU/Linux instead of > thinking OpenBSD! > > :) > > Since I also have to use the disks with systems with GNU/Linux on > them, I can just format the disks to ffs and then > > mount -t ufs -o ufstype=44bsd /dev/... /openbsd from GNU/Linux > > but this requires support into the kernel. I guess you have to enable > CONFIG_UFS_FS & > CONFIG_UFS_FS_WRITE and compile a new kernel and that's it > > I know that compiling kernels is something you (we) o'bsd users are > not doing everyday but I am used to, since in GNU/Linux there is not > such a strong (and nice) unification; OS is kernel + software, whilst > in o'bsd I've got the feeling (so far, after 1 week) that the kernel > and the system are almost a single thing. > > Cheers, > > Pau > > 2006/11/29, Daniel T. Staal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > On Wed, November 29, 2006 11:21 am, Vim Visual said: > > > Hi, > > > > > > still in the process of moving to o'bsd. I have a couple of usb disks > > > with reiserfs format and I guess I have to change the format or I will > > > not be able to mount them. I was therefore thinking of ext3, since > > > ext2 is less and less supported. > > > > > > But, as you know, the ext3 or third extended filesystem is a > > > journalled file system... can mount_ext2fs or mount cope with ext3? > > > > As far as I can tell and remember, ext3 can be treated as ext2 in nearly > > all cases, but you loose the journal. (In other words: it _is_ ext2 with > > the addtion of a journal file.) > > > > > I cannot read the man pages because I am in the office and my only > > > chance to "play around" is in the late evening. > > > > The internet is a wonderful thing. ;) (And contains the OpenBSD man > > pages.) > > > > Daniel T. Staal > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > This email copyright the author. Unless otherwise noted, you > > are expressly allowed to retransmit, quote, or otherwise use > > the contents for non-commercial purposes. This copyright will > > expire 5 years after the author's death, or in 30 years, > > whichever is longer, unless such a period is in excess of > > local copyright law. > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Openbsd-newbies mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mailman.theapt.org/listinfo/openbsd-newbies > > > _______________________________________________ Openbsd-newbies mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.theapt.org/listinfo/openbsd-newbies
