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From: fredriks@cbnewse.ATT.COM (lars.fredriksen)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Mounting old file systems under 1.5.0
Message-ID: <12475@cbnewse.ATT.COM>
Date: 9 Jan 90 14:50:03 GMT
Reply-To: fredriks@cbnewse.ATT.COM (lars.fredriksen,ih,)
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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Mark Goodwin writes:
>
>* Use the 'n' command to set a 1.3 partition to MNX-OLD. The type
>  value should be 128 (i.e. 0x80).
>
>* Reboot 1.5.0 and you should be able to mount an old 1.3 file system!!
>................
>Mark Goodwin
>Programmer @ Monash Uni. Comp. Sci.



	I successfully managed to mount a 1.3 file system without any pre-arrange-
ments, running 1.5.0. Could seem like 1.5.0 defaults to OLD_MINIX format if it
can't find the new code?? Or maybe NO PARITION??

	Sincerely
		Lars Fredriksen