Putting an Amiga FFS HD in Linux Box...

[LP]

Hey forumers!

I'm running linux and have support for Amiga FFS enabled in my kernel..

Now I'm intending to stick my Amiga HDD in the box and see what happems..
Is that a good idea?
Has anyone in here tried it before?

I'm asking because the option in the kernel is experimental..
So I'm looking for experience to be shared here

Gimme feedback

[kolla]

Should work ok, note that filesystem support isnt enough, you also need a kernel that understands the amiga partitioning scheme.

File systems -> Partition Types -> Advanced partition selection, Amiga partition table support.

 :-)

[Failure]

Be sure to mount it read-only if you are uncomfortable with it, then it cannot destroy any data.  Also, you will not have any luck unless you have enabled Amiga partition support as well.

*edit* I got beaten to the punch, sorry for the redundant info on partitions!

Things in Linux seem to remain marked "experimental" for a long time unless they get extensive testing.  Things like Amiga FFS support are not going to get the same kind of attention unfortunately.  I have never had problem with experimental stuff in release kernels, but I have never tried the FFS so YMMV.

[LP]

cool Thanks mate..

I've completely overlooked the:
File systems -> Partition Types -> Advanced partition selection, Amiga partition table support.
option.

I'll give it a go later

[LP]

@Failure

Thx anyway

I'll post back when/if I get it to work

[LP]

Kernel compiled..

Here goes :-)

[fx]

I used to do this alot back when I was still using FFS. Has always worked just fine for me.

[LP]

nice to hear fx..

But I can't seem to kick the new kernel up at all..

After enabling the extended partion -erhm- something and included amiga ffs partion table support in the kernel it stops by a classic:
VFS: Kernel panic can't mount root at /dev/hdb2
And /dev/hdb2 has always been my root and is given to the kernel as a parameter on every linux boot entry I have in grub..
My other kernels boots fine but this one doesn't :-)

Have a suggestion guys?
Don't twist you pretty minds too much..
I'll go whine in a linux forum then :-)

[Will-i-am]

does that chick in the Boing bra always flap her arms so fast? I was just wondering because it's almost a blur here on my machine....