In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, writes: >Hi: > >What's the command to mount floppy driver and how to access the floppy?
There are 3 ways to deal with a floppy: 1. As a mounted file system: mount [-t <type>] /dev/fd0 /mnt If the floppy has not got a ext2fs file system on it, you need to tell it the right type (for example: minix or umsdos) If you have a floppy without a filesystem on it, you must use mkfs first. 2. As a raw device: for example for saving a set of files under <directory> tar cf /dev/fd0 <directory> or find <directory> -print | cpio -oc >/dev/fd0 3. If it is a DOS-formatted floppy, use mtools to handle it as you would in DOS, or mount it (see above) as type msdos. Floppy drives are addressed as /dev/fd0 or /dev/fd1 (corresponding to A; and B:). The driver works out what the floppy characteristics are. If you want to force a particular set, there are device names corresponding to each set. Use `ls /dev/fd*' to list them. Man pages to check: mount(8), mkfs(8), mtools(1), fd(4). -- Oliver Elphick [EMAIL PROTECTED] Isle of Wight http://lfix.co.uk/oliver PGP key from public servers; key ID 32B8FAA1 Make it idiot-proof, and someone will breed a better idiot. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .