Hi:
with you help, I can mount Cdrom now,but when I mount floppy,there
is still
have problem,I use below config in /etc/fstab
/dev/fd0 /floppy Ext2 defaults 1 1
but it doesn't work,
should I must use this :
/dev/fd0 /floppy msdos user,defaults 0 0??
and can anybody explain the means of above parameters to me,or
tell me where I can find help?
any suggest will be appreciation.
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> From: Richard Adams[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 1999 6:46 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re:
>
> On Thu, 30 Sep 1999, Paul Chen wrote:
> hi all:
> I want it auto to mount cdrom and floppy when start
> Linux,what
> should I do?
> when I use Vi edit a file,and use :w to write,it tell me that
> file is readonly,so I want to change file attributes,but I not clearly
> how to do it,anyone can help me?
>
> Then i suggest you do it as root.
> Open /etc/fstab add the following or edit what is already there.
>
> /dev/fd0 /floppy msdos user,defaults 0 0
> /dev/hdc /cdrom iso9660 user,defaults 0 0
>
> The above are "examples" and allow a "user" to mount the devices,
> + they are my device names your may differ.
> The cdrom can also be loaded by the boot process with some distro's
> checkk out your startup rc scripts.
>
> Mounting them at bootime is NOTsuch a good idea as there must be a
> cdrom in the device and a floppy in the device, now whats gonna happen
> if you powerup your machine with a floppy in it, in most cases it
> wount boot unless you change you bios to ignore drive A: another
> _bad_ idea.
>
> --
> Regards Richard
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://people.zeelandnet.nl/pa3gcu/
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