Re: [9fans] naive 9vx/fossil question

[Anthony Martin <ality@pbrane.org>]

> I have a plan9/linux dual boot on my machine. Is there any way I can
> access (i.e: read and/or write) the fossil partition of my plan9
> install from 9vx on linux?
> Actually, is there any way at all I can access that partition from
> linux?

Russ added a loopback device to devsd a couple days ago. There
was a mail about it in the original 9vx thread.

Here's how you would use it, assuming your Plan 9 partition
shows up as /dev/sda in Linux:

term% bind '#Z' /n/unix
term% echo loop rw /n/unix/dev/sda >/dev/sdctl
term% disk/fdisk -p /dev/sd00/data >/dev/sd00/ctl
term% disk/prep -p /dev/sd00/plan9 >/dev/sd00/ctl

Then start your fossil with /dev/sd00.

	Anthony