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From: alm@netcom.com (Andrew Moore)
Subject: Re: mount -t pcfs fails in freebsd
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References: <1993Nov5.135227.6353@alw.nih.gov>
Date: Sat, 6 Nov 1993 02:38:08 GMT
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In article <1993Nov5.135227.6353@alw.nih.gov> crtb@helix.nih.gov (Chuck Bacon) writes:
>	mount -t pcfs /dev/wd0e /C
>
>Since /C went well, why doesn't /D?
>
>Here is a comparison:
>wd0 has a primary DOS partition, and a type 165 (BSD) partition.
>FDISK.EXE creates the primary DOS partition exactly one _track_
>into the disk.
>wd1 has an extended DOS partition and another BSD partition.

pcfs only understands primary DOS partitions.