On Tue, Mar 18, 2003 at 11:38:48PM -0700 or thereabouts, darren_spruell wrote:
> Filesystem = unknown. I am able to mount it under Windows 2000 Pro and in the
> past on an identical FreeBSD box. I believe the command I used was 'mount
> /dev/rda0 /mnt' and it worked, sometimes. Under Linux it mounts flawlessly
> with 'mount /dev/sda /mnt'...
> 
> The device is not partitioned.
> 
> Now all my attempts under FreeBSD end in "...I/O error."

To find out the filesystem:
# file -s /dev/da0
This will run 'file' on the contents of the drive (-s flag) instead
of the drive itself (otherwise, it would say `character device' or
something).

Some common `mount' commands you could use:
If `file' says something about DOS or Windows:
# kldload msdosfs
# mount_msdosfs /dev/da0 /mnt
If `file' says it's UFS:
# mount /dev/da0 /mnt
If `file' says it's ext2:
# kldload ext2fs
# mount_ext2fs /dev/da0 /mnt
Otherwise, send me the output of the file command above and I'll see
what I can do.
Notes:
1) If you're running 4.x, replace 'msdosfs' with 'msdos' above.
2) `mount' wants /dev/da0, not /dev/rda0.

> -- 
> Darren Spruell
> Sento IS Department
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Hope this helps,
Josh

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