Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 23:44:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> To: "RMIRON.US.ORACLE.COM" <RMIRON@us.oracle.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: using a floppy Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.980528234300.5747D-100000@current1.whistle.com> In-Reply-To: <199805282000.NAA20939@mailsun2.us.oracle.com>
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Is it a dos floppy or a unix floppy? Of course if you formatted it, it's neither. On 28 May 1998, RMIRON.US.ORACLE.COM wrote: > Greetings, > > I am running FreeBSD on a pentium platform. The hardware contains a floppy > device. When I try to use the floppy I can format a disk, but I cannot > mount > the floppy. The command that I use is: mount /dev/fd0 /floppy. I get the > error message "Incorrect Super Block". I check the etc/fstab file and it > does > not show anything for /floppy. There were no super block errors during > installation and I have checked the compatibility of the hardware. > > Does the mount command require any options or am I just missing the point > altogether? > > I checked the FAQ site and there is not much on floppies. > > > > ********************************************* > Richard Miron (email : rmiron@us.oracle.com) > Oracle Network Computer > Support fax : (719)577-8048 > > phone: (719)577-6042 > ********************************************* > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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