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Old 1st October 2009
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Question How do you read an IRIX cd using EFS

I am trying to read an IRIX cd that is in the EFS format using NetBSD 5.0.1

I added support for the EFS file system in the kernel and checked to see that pseudo-device vnd was in the conf file as well. I then built the kernel and installed it.

I issued the command
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mount -t efs /dev/cd0a /cdrom
and it returned
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Superblock read failed
I thought this might be because the cd uses 512 byte blocks so I used dd to make an image of the disk. I then tried
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vnconfig vnd0 /temp/test.iso
which does not return an error. Then I did
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mount -t efs /dev/vnd0a /mnt
and it returned
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efs: invalid superblock: sb_magic invalid
Is there something I am missing, or is it impossible to read an IRIX cd in EFS format using NetBSD? If so, I finally have to switch to Linux.
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Did you trying mounting it as cd9660?
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-t cd9660 was the first thing I tried. The I noticed the cd itself is stamped "Format: EFS"
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Any errors during dd(1) replication? I've found readcd (part of sysutils/cdrtools) more useful and more usable for copying from optical discs to hard drive.
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dd did not report any errors, but I will give readcd a go as soon as I get back.
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It -probably- will create an identical .iso, but ... just like chicken soup for a cold, it couldn't hurt.
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Another possible idea is to try /dev/cd0d rather than /dev/cd0a. I can't check this right now, but I do have it in my /etc/fstab (for cd9660), so it might work.
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I made an image of the drive using readcd

I loaded into a pseudo-device with
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vnconfig vnd0 test2.raw
I then tried to mount the image using
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mount -t efs /dev/vnd0a /mnt
and now I get
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mount_efs: /dev/vnd0a on /mnt: Input/output error
I am starting to think it is not possible to read IRIX EFS formatted cds under NetBSD, and I will have to use Linux
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Try:

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cat /boot/config-2.6.24-16-generic | grep CONFIG_EFS_FS
if it says:
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CONFIG_EFS_FS=m
and

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cat /boot/config-2.6.24-16-generic | grep CONFIG_SGI_PARTITION
says:
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CONFIG_SGI_PARTITION=y
Then your system is able to mount efs disks. Use the following:

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mount -t efs -o loop /dev/cdrom /cdrom
This works perfectly on Ubuntu. Change the /dev/cdrom to the appropriate according to your system.

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What ho and welcome!

Just FYI, you are replying to a thread from the 2nd October 2009

Also, your instructions are for Linux, not NetBSD. This is a very different operating system. Your instructions will not work for NetBSD.
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