Hi, is there no automount in rh7.2 that able using floppy, cdrom drive without explicitly mount these ones ? Example, I do ls /etc/fd0/myFile
or cat /etc/fd0/myFile > mySecondFile and that's quite OK... (hmm' don't remeber if /etc or /dev...don't use my new OS for the moment...) ism -----Message d'origine----- De : [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]De la part de Ben Logan Envoye : jeudi 14 fevrier 2002 12:32 A : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet : Re: how to access drive A and CDROD and TAPE from Command line On Wed, Feb 13, 2002 at 11:59:09AM -0500, Jianping Zhu wrote: > how to access drive A and CDROD and TAPE from Command line. > Thanks For drive A: Under Linux, floppy drive "A" is /dev/fd0. If your Redhat setup is pretty standard, all you should have to do is (with a disk in the drive) type $ mount /mnt/floppy (The dollar sign represents your prompt--don't type it. A dollar means you can run the command as a normal user, while a hash (#) means you must be root.) Once having mounted the floppy, you access it like any other filesystem. You will find it's contents under /mnt/floppy. When you are done with the floppy, you MUST unmount it: $ umount /mnt/floppy It is VERY important to umount it BEFORE you take the floppy disk out! Notice how there's now 'n' in it--that's not a typo. (They say the 'n' was lost some time back in the 70's and hasn't been seen since. :) For the CDROM: The cdrom is typically accessed via a symlink called /dev/cdrom. Once again, for a standard Redhat setup: $ mount /mnt/cdrom Like with the floppy, you can now use the cdrom like any other filesystem and the CDROM contents are located under /mnt/cdrom. You must also unmount the cdrom: $ umount /mnt/cdrom or $ eject For the tape drive: Don't know, never used one. :) Is the drive already setup? If any of the above commands fail, write back with the error message and I'll explain how to fix it. I won't waste the space now though, because they will most likely work. A lot of people like a set of programs called "mtools" for accessing floppy drives. They simply allow you to use the drive without mounting and umounting it. Personally, I prefer not to use mtools, but the choice is yours. Regards, Ben -- Ben Logan: ben at wblogan dot net OpenPGP Key KeyID: A1ADD1F0 _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
