Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 09:11:45 +0530 From: Shantanoo <freebsd@dhumketu.cjb.net> To: Stephen Liu <satimis@icare.com.hk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Format floppy problem Message-ID: <20040317034145.GA267@dhumketu.homeunix.net> In-Reply-To: <200403171022.29381.satimis@icare.com.hk> References: <200403171022.29381.satimis@icare.com.hk>
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+++ Stephen Liu [freebsd] [17-03-04 10:22 +0800]: | On Wednesday 17 March 2004 00:40, Terry L. Tyson Jr. wrote: | > On Wed, Mar 17, 2004 at 09:21:34AM +0800, Stephen Liu wrote: | > > | > > FreeBSD 5.2 | > > ========== | > > | > > Floppies formatted on M$Win can be mounted, copied files to and read, | > > etc. | > > | > > But floppies formatted on FreeBSD with | > > | > > $ fdformat /dev/fd0 | > > Format 1440K floppy `/dev/fd0'? (y/n): y | > > Processing VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV done. | > > | > > they could not be mounted | > > | > > $ mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /usr/home/user/floppy | > > msdosfs: /dev/fd0: Invalid argument | > > | > > I tested 3 floppies with the same result. Kindly advise how to fix this | > > problem. Is there a special format floppy command for FreeBSD. | > > | > | > Try your mount command again without the "-t msdos" since it isn't a | > dos formatted disk. | | Hi Terry, | | $ mount /dev/fd0 /usr/home/user/floppy | mount: /dev/fd0 on /usr/home/user/floppy: incorrect super block | $ mount -t vfat /dev/fd0 /usr/home/user/floppy | mount: exec mount_vfat not found in /sbin:/usr/sbin: No such file or directory | $ mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /usr/home/user/floppy | msdosfs: /dev/fd0: Invalid argument | | Stephen | man fdformat man newfs_msdos man mount_msdos Shantanoo
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