Unable to mount ext4 filesystem (created from Ubuntu) in Solaris 11

UNIX Solaris
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Hello everyone,

I am trying to mount an ext4 filesystem which I created from Ubuntu. But mount command fails saying:

prakhar@Solaris:~$ sudo mount /dev/dsk/c10t0d0p1 /mnt
Password: 
mount: /dev/dsk/c10t0d0p1 is not this fstype

And I also tried this:

prakhar@Solaris:~$ fstyp /dev/dsk/c10t0d0p1
unknown_fstyp (cannot open device)

Can anybody tell me how can I mount a ext4 filesystem in Solaris 11?

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Solaris doesn't have native ext4 support and a cursory google doesn't throw up any packages for Solaris that provide r/w support for ext4

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One workaround is to use a small VirtualBox Linux VM NFS sharing the file system.

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Thanks @Skrynesaver and @jlliagre for your fast replies.

I wanted to know if there are any packages from oracle/third-party/open source which let me access my ext4 filesystem?

Thanks and Regards,
Prakhar Mishra

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I have never come across such a package. Why not just NFS mount the filesystem?

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As already answered, there are no ext4 implementations for Solaris.
As I already answered and as fmurphy suggests too, just use a Linux OS to share the ext4 file system via NFS.

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Thanks jlliagre,

Looks like I have no other options but to share some part of my RAM and CPU cycles with other OS.
Is there any minimal Linux distro which just fits my needs?

And one more thing, Any body please give me a link to the article describing how to share my ext4 filesystem within the linux distro (in my virtual box) and host a NFS server?