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From: migieger@luva.stgt.sub.org (Michael Giegerich)
Subject: Re: mount -t pcfs fails in freebsd
References: <1993Nov5.135227.6353@alw.nih.gov> <almCG1tzK.1z8@netcom.com>
Organization: private 386bsd site
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1993 19:54:21 GMT
Message-ID: <CG8pyz.uK@luva.stgt.sub.org>
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In article <almCG1tzK.1z8@netcom.com> alm@netcom.com (Andrew Moore) writes:
>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.

No, I access both a primary and an extended DOS partition
w/ pcfs.

Bye,
Michael.

P.S. Chuck, if your problem isn't already solved, mail me the
     relevant section of your disktab file.
     Perhaps I can help...
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