[Xpert]how to copy XF86Free.0.log to floppy

2002-05-19 Thread dmitri kerievsky
how can I copy XF86Free.0.log to floppy - the cp commands seems to work, but the file does not appear when I look at it on another computer. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of dmitri kerievsky Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2002 8:46 AM To: [EMAIL

Re: [Xpert]how to copy XF86Free.0.log to floppy

2002-05-19 Thread John Tapsell
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Put the floppy disk in Make a directory for it: mkdir /mnt/floppy its okay if already exists Copy file there: cp /var/log/XFree86.0.log /mnt/floppy unmount the drive: umount /mnt/floppy wait for green light to go out on the drive, and

Re: [Xpert]how to copy XF86Free.0.log to floppy

2002-05-19 Thread Andy Sparrow
The example quoted below appears to skip the put a filesystem on the floppy step. Use 'mkfs', 'newfs' or whatever your OS provides, depending on which filesystem type (e.g. *nix, DOS etc) you actually want to have on it. And then you have to mount it. Or, if simply taking the floppy to