Re: alpha debina linux disk recovery
On Mon, Aug 02, 2004 at 04:31:19PM -0400, Panagiotis Sebos wrote:
> Unfortunately this is the only alpha I have and I would like to take the data of
> it's disks. I tried plugging the disks in a i386 box and unfortunately they were
> not recognized. Is there a difference in format between the i386 and alpha?
> (I think it was an ext2). I am really looking on some pointers to start
> digging the subject so that I'll be able to get all the data out...
No, there is not a difference in format of the filesystems, but there is
a difference in partition tables on some Alphas. You'd need an i386
kernel compiled with advanced partition selection and support for OSF/1
partitions.
Or, you can get an Alpha rescue CD here:
http://people.debian.org/~jgoerzen/dfs/
-- John
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