Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 09:12:43 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: grobin@accessv.com Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Accessing Floppy Drive Message-ID: <19971215091243.56481@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <3494467F.6B48DB7D@accessv.com>; from Geoffrey Robinson on Sun, Dec 14, 1997 at 03:50:07PM -0500 References: <3494467F.6B48DB7D@accessv.com>
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On Sun, Dec 14, 1997 at 03:50:07PM -0500, Geoffrey Robinson wrote: > This is a rather basic question but I'm new to UNIX so you'll have > to excuse me. I can't seem to figure out how to mount, or otherwise > access a UNIX formatted floppy. Why do you want to do this? > When I needed to transfer a file from FreeBSD to Windows I found out > how to mount an MS-DOS formatted floppy but when I try using mount > to mount a UNIX formatted floppy (formatted with fdformat) in fd0 I > get an error message about an incorrect super block. What do I do? You already have the simple answer from somebody else. But he didn't tell you that this will waste nearly half the capacity of the floppy. Normally, it's not a good idea to put file systems on floppy. You can't use them to exchange data with other (non-BSD) UNIX systems, either, since the format differs from one UNIX system to another. If you want to use the floppy for backup or transfer purposes, tar is better, and it doesn't require a file system. To copy files to the floppy, enter: # tar cvf /dev/rfd0 <list of files> To extract them into the current directory or in a subdirectory of the current directory, enter: # tar xvf /dev/rfc0 <list of files> If you omit the <list of files> when extracting, it will extract everything for you. Greg
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