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From: mark@bruce.OZ (Mark Goodwin)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re:  Mounting old file systems under 1.5.0
Message-ID: <1789@bruce.OZ>
Date: 15 Jan 90 00:41:44 GMT
References: <Jan.14.00.30.25.1990.1520@frogpond.rutgers.edu>
Organization: Monash Uni. Computer Science, Australia
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From article by rbthomas@frogpond.rutgers.edu (Rick Thomas):
> 
> How do you check?  What do you look for?  Where?
> Inquiring minds want to know...
> Rick

Use the 'p' command of fdisk. The 'base' cylinder
for each partition is either odd or even. If it's *odd*, then a pre-1.5.0
file system residing on that partition needs to be changed to type 128
(for mount under 1.5.0). If it's *even*, you're in luck (apparently).

Mark.