Re: how to mount a FAT floppy

2003-09-02 Thread Malcolm Kay
On Tue, 2 Sep 2003 02:05, Devnull wrote:
 Mkdir /mnt/floppy/
 mount /dev/fd0  /mnt/floppy ?

 mkdir /mnt/floppy
 mount_msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy

OR
 mkdir /mnt/floppy
 mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy

Malcolm


 Devnull


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 On Mon, 1 Sep 2003 21:39, Tadimeti Keshav wrote:
  Hi guys,
  Sorry for sending a blank mail.
  How can I mount a (FAT) floppy disk that contains my
  favourite themes?
 
  I have /dev/fd0 directory.

 (This is a device not a directory.)

  Is this the command:
  mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /floppy?

 Yes

  Where is the /floppy directory present?

 You need to make it (first):
 # mkdir /floppy

  man mount_msdos does not give any examples.

 Most of us find mtools a more convenient way of
 managing floppies in FAT format.

 Malcolm


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how to mount a FAT floppy

2003-09-01 Thread Tadimeti Keshav
Hi guys,
Sorry for sending a blank mail.
How can I mount a (FAT) floppy disk that contains my
favourite themes?

I have /dev/fd0 directory.
Is this the command:
mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /floppy?
Where is the /floppy directory present?


man mount_msdos does not give any examples.

Thanks
TK

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Re: how to mount a FAT floppy

2003-09-01 Thread Malcolm Kay
On Mon, 1 Sep 2003 21:39, Tadimeti Keshav wrote:
 Hi guys,
 Sorry for sending a blank mail.
 How can I mount a (FAT) floppy disk that contains my
 favourite themes?

 I have /dev/fd0 directory.

(This is a device not a directory.)

 Is this the command:
 mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /floppy?

Yes

 Where is the /floppy directory present?


You need to make it (first):
# mkdir /floppy


 man mount_msdos does not give any examples.


Most of us find mtools a more convenient way of 
managing floppies in FAT format.

Malcolm


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RE: how to mount a FAT floppy

2003-09-01 Thread Devnull
Mkdir /mnt/floppy/
mount /dev/fd0  /mnt/floppy ?


Devnull 


-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Malcolm Kay
Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 3:17 PM
To: Tadimeti Keshav; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

On Mon, 1 Sep 2003 21:39, Tadimeti Keshav wrote:
 Hi guys,
 Sorry for sending a blank mail.
 How can I mount a (FAT) floppy disk that contains my
 favourite themes?

 I have /dev/fd0 directory.

(This is a device not a directory.)

 Is this the command:
 mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /floppy?

Yes

 Where is the /floppy directory present?


You need to make it (first):
# mkdir /floppy


 man mount_msdos does not give any examples.


Most of us find mtools a more convenient way of 
managing floppies in FAT format.

Malcolm


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