On 08-Oct-2002 Jerry McAllister wrote: > >> > # mount /dev/fd0c /drives/fd >> grep: /etc/vfstab: No such file or directory >> grep: /etc/vfstab: No such file or directory >> mount: /dev/fd0c: Device not configured >> >> >> *** mount: /dev/fd0c: Device not configured *** >> >> >> hi, if the order "mount" means that the device is not >> configured,it has to be configured, isn't it?? so, how it has >> to be done? > > Often the 'Device not configured' message appears to mean that > you do not have a floppy disk in the drive (or a tape in a tape drive). > > It can also mean that you have to go in to the /dev > directory and do a './MAKEDEV xxx' for it where xxx is the device. > > Normally you would not actually do a mount for a floppy unless you > have a disk that has a file system built on it. A lot of times > people just copy things directly to or from the device using 'dd' and > in this case you don't actually do a mount. But, if you write a floppy > don't make a file system on the disk and mount it, things like grep > and ls won't work on it. There are no files for them to look at, just > a glob of data. > > (Actually, I have been having trouble with many machines writing to > DAT tape drives (DDS-3 and DDS-4) using dd (or cp) when tar and dump > work just fine. But, that is another story and I should post some > questions on that separately.) > > ////jerry > >> >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message >> > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Hi, my problem is that I'm trying to install the floppy disk but it seems it's not working, so I can't copy anything and do anything with it. What I would like to sort out is how do I install the flopy disk in the computer system. does anybody know how to do it, having attention to the error it says? Thanx To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
