soko.tica wrote: > Hello list! > > I am trying to mount a second HDD on my 4.5-stable box, to copy the > data from ext2 and ntfs partitions on it to my A6 partitioned disc. > > However, fdisk reports two partition tables (offset 0 and offset > 16065) and mount returns input/output error. > > I assume I shouldn't do neither fsck_ffs nor newfs on foreing > filesystems with the data on it.
Rather than loosing myself in the multiple negations involved in the sentence above, I just say: Don't. > Am I wrong here? What would be the > proper way to get around the issue? > > Any suggestion is greatly appreciated, and thank you in advance for > your help. Below is the output of disklabel, fdisk and mount. In case > of RTFM, just please point me to the appropriate man. > > $ sudo disklabel -E wd1 > Password: > # Extended partition 0: type 0F start 16065 size 80341065 > disklabel: warning, DOS partition table with no valid OpenBSD partition > Treating sectors 63-160084415 as the OpenBSD portion of the disk. > You can use the 'b' command to change this. > > Initial label editor (enter '?' for help at any prompt) >> p m > OpenBSD area: 0.0M-78166.2M; size: 78166.2M; free: 38937.2M > # size offset fstype [fsize bsize cpg] > c: 78166.2M 0.0M unused > j: 39229.0M 7.9M NTFS >> x > $ sudo fdisk wd1 > Disk: wd1 geometry: 9964/255/63 [160084415 Sectors] > Offset: 0 Signature: 0xAA55 > Starting Ending LBA Info: > #: id C H S - C H S [ start: size ] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 0: 0F 1 0 1 - 5001 254 63 [ 16065: 80341065 ] Extended > LBA > 1: 83 5002 0 1 - 9963 254 63 [ 80357130: 79714530 ] Linux > files* > 2: 00 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 [ 0: 0 ] unused > 3: 00 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 [ 0: 0 ] unused > Offset: 16065 Signature: 0xAA55 > Starting Ending LBA Info: > #: id C H S - C H S [ start: size ] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 0: 07 1 1 1 - 5001 254 63 [ 16128: 80341002 ] > HPFS/QNX/AUX > 1: 00 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 [ 0: 0 ] unused > 2: 00 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 [ 0: 0 ] unused > 3: 00 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 [ 0: 0 ] unused > $ sudo mount -t ext2fs /dev/wd1j /mnt/disk2 > Password: > mount_ext2fs: /dev/wd1j on /mnt/disk2: Input/output error As already stated, this is an NTFS partition, which, apart from using the correct type, also requires a kernel compiled with support for it. Also, if the disklabel lacks an entry for the ext2 file system, you can manually add one, using the start and offset found in the fdisk output (80357130 / 79714530), and then try to mount that. /Alexander
