> I have a floppy with several text files on it, first you need to mount the floppy:
mount /dev/fd0 /mnt (you may need to specify the filesystem, try -t msdos) > How do you list the filenames and file sizes on the floppy disk. ls -s -k /mnt > How do you copy an individual file from the floppy disk. cp file_name /mnt > How do you save an individual file to the floppy disk. cp /mnt/file_name destination > The system clock is about two hours incorrect. > Logged in as root, I have tried setting the system clock with the date > command but the system clock goes back to the old time when I reboot. > How do I set the system clock and make it permanent. Check your bios clock is set correctly NB - if you get debian packages on floppy, you can install them direct from floppy, you don't need to copy them onto your hdd. HTH, Matthew -- Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo Steward of the Cambridge Tolkien Society Selwyn College Computer Support http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Chamber/8841/ http://www.cam.ac.uk/CambUniv/Societies/tolkien/ http://pick.sel.cam.ac.uk/
