I found this on the web.

mount -r -t ufs -o ro,ufstype=sunx86 /dev/hdb1 /mnt/temp4sol/1

I had to go through almost every partition but it did work.

Thanks

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: How to mount Solaris disk as slave? [Was: Using graphical
> environment]
> From: "Kent West" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Tue, February 13, 2007 5:13 pm
> To: debian users <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
>
> Kelly wrote:
> > It is not recognizing the data on the other drive.  It only sees the
> > swap space.  It is asking for the systemfile type.
> >
> >
> >
> > Here is the output.
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > tester# mount
> > /dev/hda1 on / type ext3 (rw,errors=remount-ro,usrquota,grpquota)
> > proc on /proc type proc (rw)
> > devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620)
> > tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw)
> > usbfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbfs (rw)
> > tester# mount /dev/hdb1 /mnt/temp4sol
> > /dev/hdb1 looks like swapspace - not mounted
> > mount: you must specify the filesystem type
> >
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > tester:# cfdisk /dev/hdb <--- this gives me a fatal error --->  FATAL
> > ERROR: Bad primary partition 0: Partition ends in the final partial
> > cylinder.
> >
> > Is it possible that Debian will not read the partitions?
> >
> >
>
> It's probably of type "ufs". You might try "mount -t ufs /dev/hdb1
> /mnt/temp4sol" (although partition 1 probably is swap, in which case
> that won't work).
>
> You'll need to find out which partition the data is on. I like cfdisk,
> but it's not as reliable as plain ol' fdisk. You might try "fdisk" instead.
>
> You mentioned having seven machines. If the other six are still running
> Solaris 9, you can look in it's "/etc/vfstab" to see what partitions
> hold what.
>
>
> --
> Kent West
> http://kentwest.blogspot.com <http://kentwest.blogspot.com/>


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