From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Dec 2 13:27:06 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id NAA06712 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 2 Dec 1998 13:27:06 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from winslow.net66.net (winslow.net66.net [206.139.80.66]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id NAA06701 for ; Wed, 2 Dec 1998 13:27:04 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from trout@net66.com) Received: from trout (track85.grandcentral.net [208.214.226.137]) by winslow.net66.net (8.9.1a/8.9.1a) with SMTP id PAA19573 for ; Wed, 2 Dec 1998 15:26:50 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19981202152723.00903ab0@net66.com> X-Sender: trout@net66.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Wed, 02 Dec 1998 15:27:23 -0600 To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG From: Aaron Parmelee Subject: problems accessing mounted devices In-Reply-To: <417E587B9C99D111A1010000F803B7CE4DD9E9@az77-revere.bcasd.a z.honeywell.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG hello out there: i am having trouble accessing files and directories on mounted floppies and cdroms. for instance, after mounting the cdrom, i can see the top level with the ls command, but i cannot cd into any of the directories. when i try, i get this: "bin: No such file or directory." this is true of the cdrom, floppy drive, and zip drive. i can access these drives by using the makedev command in the dev directory (./MAKEDEV fd0), and then trying to get to the files and dir's, but i have to do this every time i start freebsd. i'm pretty sure i shouldn't have to do this. i putzed around in the kernal configuration file, but to be honest, i don't really know what i am looking for. any suggestions? -thanks aaron "My motto is: do it my way or watch your butt." -Nathan Arizona To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message