Adding 9.1 disk to 10.2 machine

Ian Fitzgerald ianf at ozemail.com.au
Tue Oct 27 02:02:40 UTC 2015


> I have a second disk with data written on a FreeBSD 9.1 machine. I 

> removed the disk and used the first disk for a clean install of 10.2.

> 

> Re-fitting the second disk, the second disk is recognised as ada1.

> 

> 

> 

> I wish to mount it as /disk2 (created on /), without newfs as I wish 

> to retain the data on it. My attempts at placing an entry in 

> /etc/fstab were

> 

> /dev/ada1p2      /disk2    ufs          rw 2 2

> 

> But at boot the OS reports disk labelling inconsistency

> 

> 

> 

> I am aware that there is a change to the filing system boot procedure, 

> but I am not sure whether it began at FBD 9.3 or FBD 10.1

> 

> 

> 

> Should I reinstall FBD 9.3 (available), look for a 9.1 download, or is 

> there an easier way using 10.2

> 

 

What happens when you do

 

mount -t ufs /dev/ada1p2 /data2

 

Please provide the console output, not an explanation.

 

-- 

Adam

 

#mount -t ufs /dev/ada1p2  /data2

mount: /data2: No such file or directory

 

then

 

#mount -t ufs /dev/ada1p2  /disk2

mount: /disk2: No such file or directory

 

 

 

Ian Fitzgerald



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