Re: [PLUG] fstab entry

Thanks, Galen. It does help. On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 4:11 PM, Galen Seitz wrote: > On 08/30/15 16:55, Denis Heidtmann wrote: > > On Sun, Aug 30, 2015 at 9:04 AM, Galen Seitz > wrote: > ... > >> Well, to my mind, commands like mdir and mcopy are

Re: [PLUG] fstab entry

On 08/30/15 16:55, Denis Heidtmann wrote: > On Sun, Aug 30, 2015 at 9:04 AM, Galen Seitz wrote: ... >> Well, to my mind, commands like mdir and mcopy are about as routine as >> it gets, but if you're keen to use the GUI, then mtools won't be of much >> use. I will point

Re: [PLUG] fstab entry

On 08/29/15 17:33, Denis Heidtmann wrote: On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 11:16 AM, Galen Seitz gal...@seitzassoc.com wrote: On 08/28/15 08:20, Denis Heidtmann wrote: I needed to use the floppy disk on my ubuntu 14.04 system (why is a separate story). I found that the default setup had the floppy

Re: [PLUG] fstab entry

If file transfer is you goal, why not use a Samba share (Assuming the 3.1 is not isolated) ? -- Bill Morita 512-569-6387 (Cell) On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 7:33 PM, Denis Heidtmann denis.heidtm...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 11:16 AM, Galen Seitz gal...@seitzassoc.com wrote: On

Re: [PLUG] fstab entry

On Sun, Aug 30, 2015 at 9:12 AM, Bill Morita wamor...@gmail.com wrote: If file transfer is you goal, why not use a Samba share (Assuming the 3.1 is not isolated) ? -- Bill Morita I am sure there are many ways to skin the cat. The computer is located in a facility that does not permit old

Re: [PLUG] fstab entry

On Sun, Aug 30, 2015 at 9:04 AM, Galen Seitz gal...@seitzassoc.com wrote: On 08/29/15 17:33, Denis Heidtmann wrote: On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 11:16 AM, Galen Seitz gal...@seitzassoc.com wrote: On 08/28/15 08:20, Denis Heidtmann wrote: I needed to use the floppy disk on my ubuntu 14.04

Re: [PLUG] fstab entry

On 08/28/15 08:20, Denis Heidtmann wrote: I needed to use the floppy disk on my ubuntu 14.04 system (why is a separate story). I found that the default setup had the floppy owned by root. Even when I made myself a member of the group floppy, I did not have write access. It appeared as if the

Re: [PLUG] fstab entry

On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 7:11 PM, Dale Snell ddsn...@frontier.com wrote: On Sat, 29 Aug 2015 17:33:37 -0700, in message CAArUT0h_tuKhpq653m=3loyjdomwwcpqjoctgyqmexehgrf...@mail.gmail.com, Denis Heidtmann wrote: With regard to the ancient system, how might I clone the HD so that in case the

Re: [PLUG] fstab entry

On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 9:01 PM, Bill Barry b...@billbarry.org wrote: On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 8:36 PM, Denis Heidtmann denis.heidtm...@gmail.com wrote: Read the dd(1) man page CAREFULLY. Double and triple check your command line -- you don't want to swap the if= and of= entries!... --Dale

Re: [PLUG] fstab entry

On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 8:36 PM, Denis Heidtmann denis.heidtm...@gmail.com wrote: Read the dd(1) man page CAREFULLY. Double and triple check your command line -- you don't want to swap the if= and of= entries!... --Dale I have a drive. It has not been tested. Will I have to move both

Re: [PLUG] fstab entry

On Sat, 29 Aug 2015 17:33:37 -0700, in message CAArUT0h_tuKhpq653m=3loyjdomwwcpqjoctgyqmexehgrf...@mail.gmail.com, Denis Heidtmann wrote: With regard to the ancient system, how might I clone the HD so that in case the HD fails we will still have a functional system? We do not have the

Re: [PLUG] fstab entry

On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 11:16 AM, Galen Seitz gal...@seitzassoc.com wrote: On 08/28/15 08:20, Denis Heidtmann wrote: I needed to use the floppy disk on my ubuntu 14.04 system (why is a separate story). I found that the default setup had the floppy owned by root. Even when I made myself a

Re: [PLUG] fstab entry

On Fri, 28 Aug 2015 08:20:47 -0700, in message caarut0gzxdj5xqdnlkjax8e+vxpbbztrbvxxrvpwxpd4vnl...@mail.gmail.com, Denis Heidtmann wrote: I needed to use the floppy disk on my ubuntu 14.04 system (why is a separate story). I found that the default setup had the floppy owned by root. Even when

[PLUG] fstab entry

I needed to use the floppy disk on my ubuntu 14.04 system (why is a separate story). I found that the default setup had the floppy owned by root. Even when I made myself a member of the group floppy, I did not have write access. It appeared as if the drive was not a member of the group floppy.

Re: [PLUG] fstab entry

On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 8:52 AM, Dale Snell ddsn...@frontier.com wrote: On Fri, 28 Aug 2015 08:20:47 -0700, in message caarut0gzxdj5xqdnlkjax8e+vxpbbztrbvxxrvpwxpd4vnl...@mail.gmail.com, Denis Heidtmann wrote: I needed to use the floppy disk on my ubuntu 14.04 system (why is a separate