We have a Unix OS which was installed in 1985. This system is installed on a SCSI hard disk. I can probe the specification of the hard disk, but I cannot read the partition table. It's not damaged, because it can boot from its machine. Now I can not access this machine. Even my friend says its machine doesn't show any console for command. Following specification:
# fdisk -l /dev/sdc
Disk /dev/sdc: 577 MB, 577241088 bytes
64 heads, 32 sectors/track, 550 cylinders, total 1127424 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000
Disk /dev/sdc doesn't contain a valid partition table
# cat /proc/scsi/scsi
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 02 Lun: 00
Vendor: HITACHI Model: DK515C Rev: SCIF
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Note: SCSI is version 2.0.
Question is, How can I read the partition table and mount this disk?
file -szL /dev/sdc
does the same with a single command, too. – peterh - Reinstate Monica Sep 9 '15 at 14:07