Subject: Re: Linux extended-extended partitions
To: Michael Richardson <mcr@sandelman.ottawa.on.ca>
From: Andrew Gillham <gillham@vaultron.com>
List: port-i386
Date: 02/14/2003 09:54:10
On Fri, Feb 14, 2003 at 12:32:37PM -0500, Michael Richardson wrote:
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> I have a disk that I have moved from a Linux box to a NetBSD box.
> It has about 16 partitions on it. There is one, that I wouldn't
> mind retrieving data from before I wipe the disk. It is not
> among the first partitions, so "disklabel wd1" does not see it.
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> Fdisk will tell me about it.
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> Is there a way to edit the in-kernel copy only?
> Is there a better way than just plugging numbers from fdisk in?

I'm pretty sure all you need is to run mbrlabel(8).

-Andrew