Re: Troubles while mounting ext2 from 5.1-RELEASE

From: Christian Laursen <xi_at_borderworlds.dk>
Date: 08 Aug 2003 20:49:52 +0200
"Vincent Caron" <v.caron_at_zerodeux.net> writes:

> Bruce Evans said:
> >> >
> >> > # mount -t ext2fs /dev/ad0s2 /mnt/linux
> >> > ext2fs: /dev/ad0s2: No such file or directory
> >>
> >> Did you compile EXT2FS support into your kernel?
> 
> Awful shame on a FreeBSD newbie, I didn't. I naively thought it was in the GENERIC
> kernel, but I just saw he note about the 'risky' use of the ext2 module. Apologies.
> Building now bleeding edge kernel ...

Actually I think the main reason for not shipping it in binary form is that the
code is licensed under the GPL.

-- 
Med venlig hilsen
    Christian Laursen
Received on Fri Aug 08 2003 - 09:49:56 UTC

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