From: agray@lynx.dac.northeastern.edu (Allen Gray) Subject: Re: NOVELL file system for Linux ???? Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1993 05:38:28 GMT
In article <1993Aug7.102306.585@umibox.hanse.de> root@umibox.hanse.de (Bernd Meyer) writes:
>rittgen@valdez.dbp.de writes:
>
>>Hi readers of comp.os.linux,
>
>>does anybody know, whether there is a Novell file system support (fs type 64)
>>for Linux and where to get it. I've got a 700 MB SCSI disk with important data
>>in this format and I need to access it.
>
>A week ago, I spoke to a so called "Novell-expert" about this. He basically
>said "no chance!" and argued that the guys at Novell keep everything
>secret...
>
>
There are in fact only two ways to get at the data stored on the NetWare
partitions. Either attach the drive to a Novell server, or rewrite the
NetWare OS and drop it into that. Obviously, the most straightforward
method is to borrow/rent a NetWare machine for the conversion of the
data. The best case would probably be to actually configure NFS on the
NetWare server, and just mount the SCSI volume from your UNIX machine.
It's actually not even as difficult as it sounds, but experience
would certainly make such a task easier. If you have questions,
or would like more specific info, just ask.
abg.