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Mount a linux (ext3) drive in a VM instance of Linux
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<blockquote data-quote="garycarroll" data-source="post: 786865" data-attributes="member: 81680"><p>I am running OS X 10.5.5 on a Mac Pro (10GB RAM) and have parallels running virtual machines with Win XP and Ubuntu 8.1. </p><p>I have moved a SATA drive formatted ext3 (single partition) from an Ubuntu system to the Mac. </p><p>OS X sees the drive and offers to format it, but I decline since I would like to recover the data. The Mac then ignores the drive.</p><p>I assumed I would be able to mount and read the ext3 partition under a virtual machine running linux, but no. <img src="/mac_images/images/smilies/Embarrassed.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":[" title="Embarrassed :[" data-shortname=":[" /> The linux virtual machine will not see the SATA drive that is not already mounted on the Mac.</p><p>In 20-20 hindsight, I should have backed up all the data to CD/DVD in some common format. </p><p></p><p>I would like to either mount the ext3 (read-only is fine) on the Mac, OR have some way to mount the partition from within linux.</p><p></p><p>Any suggestions other than getting another computer and building a linux box to copy the data off?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="garycarroll, post: 786865, member: 81680"] I am running OS X 10.5.5 on a Mac Pro (10GB RAM) and have parallels running virtual machines with Win XP and Ubuntu 8.1. I have moved a SATA drive formatted ext3 (single partition) from an Ubuntu system to the Mac. OS X sees the drive and offers to format it, but I decline since I would like to recover the data. The Mac then ignores the drive. I assumed I would be able to mount and read the ext3 partition under a virtual machine running linux, but no. :[ The linux virtual machine will not see the SATA drive that is not already mounted on the Mac. In 20-20 hindsight, I should have backed up all the data to CD/DVD in some common format. I would like to either mount the ext3 (read-only is fine) on the Mac, OR have some way to mount the partition from within linux. Any suggestions other than getting another computer and building a linux box to copy the data off? [/QUOTE]
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