Date: Sun, 7 Jun 1998 16:39:23 -0400 (EDT) From: Dima Dorfman <dima@zwb.net> To: wiliweld@ix.netcom.com (Bill Schoolcraft) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: "copy to floppy" (help) Message-ID: <199806072039.QAA16884@nwalme.pair.com> In-Reply-To: <357AC55F.3A34F81D@ix.netcom.com> from Bill Schoolcraft at "Jun 7, 98 04:52:47 pm"
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> Hello Everyone, > From the subject title this a newbie question. For the life > of me I can't seem to copy the _ppp.conf_ file I am working on > to a floppy. First I formatted a MS floppy, _fdformat > /dev/rfd0_ and also did fdformat /dev/fd0, both got results. > With those two disks I enterd the /etc/ppp/ file where my > ppp.conf resides and tried _cp ppp.conf /dev/rfd0_ and also > tried _cp /etc/ppp/ppp.conf /dev/rfd0_ plus I tried cp > _ppp.conf /dev/fd0_ etc. Then I ventured into mcopy by > installing it via /stand/sysinstall with a post install > upgrade. With mcopy installed I tried _mcopy /etc/ppp/ppp.conf > a:_ and my purpose of all this is to bring a copy of the file > I'm working to my Unix users group next week. I am trying to > create a PAP, ppp.conf file so I can logon tomy ISP Netcom, > which has dynamic IP for it's customers. TheLinux machine I'm > sending this from had a GUI for setting it up. I really want > to stick with FreeBSD 2.2.6 on the dedicated machine I bought > for BSD. Please, any help would be appreciated. fdformat won't cut it. Here is what you need to do: # fdformat /dev/fd0 # newfs /dev/fd0 floppy # mount /dev/fd0 /mnt # cd /etc/ppp/ppp.conf /mnt # umount /mnt First, you format the floppy. Then, you need to create a filesystem. Then mount it, copy the file, and unmount it. Above does just that. > -- > Bill Schoolcraft > PO Box 210076 > San Francisco CA 94121 > http://www.netcom.com/~wiliweld > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > -- Dima Dorfman (dima@zwb.net) I love the smell of fdisk in the morning FreeBSD Rules! Micro$oft Sucks! http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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