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Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics

From Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net>
Newsgroups alt.os.linux
Subject Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics
Date 2018-09-24 10:30 +0000
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
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Aragorn wrote:
> On Monday 24 September 2018 05:15, Arlen H. Holder conveyed the 
> following to alt.os.linux...
>
>> On Mon, 24 Sep 2018 00:34:12 -0000 (UTC), Arlen H. Holder wrote:
>> 
>>> *ext2read*
>>> The first is just an executable, while the latter two are installers.
>>> That first executable has to be run as Administrator; the rest don't.
>>> Even so, for whatever reason, I couldn't find my Linux home files.
>> 
>> Here's a graphic which shows that ext2read can easily see the "root"
>> directories of the Linux system, but not anyhing inside the home
>> directory, of which there are plenty of files that ext2read doesn't
>> seem to see.
>>  <http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=8343685sda5.jpg>
>> 
>> Luckily, LinuxReader easily sees inside the home directory, by
>> default.
>> 
>> I'm not sure if there is some magical setting to ext2read that allows
>> it to see inside the home directories (maybe it's a UID permission
>> issue?).
>
> I'm guessing that it _may_ be due to /home being a mountpoint for 
> another filesystem.  In that case, the ext2read tool might have a 
> problem knowing what filesystem to mount at /home, and with nothing 
> mounted there, /home would indeed appear to be empty.

Assuming it is a mountpoint for another partition / filesystem, it is
also possible that it is not ext2/3/4.  However, given we know nothing
of the filesystem(s) in question; all we have is conjecture.


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Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-21 19:14 +0000
  Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2018-09-21 12:31 -0700
    Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-21 19:43 +0000
  Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2018-09-21 21:42 +0200
    Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-21 20:06 +0000
    Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-09-21 20:10 +0000
      Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-21 20:21 +0000
        Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-09-21 21:56 +0000
          Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-22 01:31 +0000
            Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Danny DeVito <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2018-09-22 00:59 -0400
              Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-22 12:29 +0000
                Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Cybe R. Wizard" <cybe_r_wizard@WizardsTower.invalid> - 2018-09-22 21:14 -0500
                Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca> - 2018-09-22 21:31 -0500
                Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Wildman <best_lay@yahoo.com> - 2018-09-22 23:20 -0500
            Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Cybe R. Wizard" <cybe_r_wizard@WizardsTower.invalid> - 2018-09-22 03:22 -0500
              Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-22 12:08 +0000
                Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Cybe R. Wizard" <cybe_r_wizard@WizardsTower.invalid> - 2018-09-22 21:05 -0500
  Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be> - 2018-09-22 04:10 +0200
    Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-22 03:40 +0000
    Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2018-09-21 23:41 -0400
      Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-22 14:11 +0000
    Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-22 16:35 +0000
      Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be> - 2018-09-22 19:08 +0200
        Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-22 17:34 +0000
          Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be> - 2018-09-23 06:18 +0200
            Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-23 13:22 +0000
              Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be> - 2018-09-23 16:16 +0200
                Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-09-23 14:52 +0000
                Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-23 15:25 +0000
                Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-24 00:34 +0000
                Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-24 03:15 +0000
                Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be> - 2018-09-24 05:54 +0200
                Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2018-09-24 05:08 -0400
                Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-09-24 10:30 +0000
                Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-24 11:35 +0000
                Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-09-24 12:09 +0000
                Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-24 13:00 +0000
                Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2018-09-24 21:17 +0000
              Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Cybe R. Wizard" <cybe_r_wizard@WizardsTower.invalid> - 2018-09-23 14:43 -0500
                Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-09-23 19:55 +0000
        Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-09-22 19:55 +0000
          Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-22 20:19 +0000
            Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Cybe R. Wizard" <cybe_r_wizard@WizardsTower.invalid> - 2018-09-22 21:20 -0500
              Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be> - 2018-09-23 06:26 +0200
            Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-09-23 12:50 +0000
              Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-23 13:55 +0000
                Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-09-23 14:40 +0000
                Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-23 15:39 +0000
      Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-22 20:39 +0000
        Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-25 03:38 +0000
          Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be> - 2018-09-25 07:33 +0200
            Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-25 15:48 +0000
              Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be> - 2018-09-26 01:09 +0200
                Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-26 00:07 +0000
                Re: Quick cross-platform question on Ubuntu/MacOS dual boot basics "Arlen H. Holder" <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-26 00:17 +0000

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