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Subject: Re: How to mount a CD.........in 250 easy steps
In-Reply-To: <199908251625.JAA04298@dingo.cdrom.com> from Mike Smith at "Aug
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From: Mikhail Teterin <mi@aldan.algebra.com>
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Mike Smith once wrote:

> > Hi there,
> >         Im a relative  newbie. I installed BSD 3.2  with no problems
> > from the 4 volume CD set. I then decided Id like to look through the
> > CD myself and try to mount it, how......
> 
> If you installed from  the cdrom, you already have an  entry for it in
> /etc/fstab.
>
> 'mount /cdrom' is all you need to do.

I  have  an  idea.  May  be,  the new  releases  should  come  with  amd
enabled and configured  to have /media (or /removable)  map with entries
automaticly generated  for each removable  media device detected  at the
install time? Like

	/media/cdrom([0-9])* /media/floppy([0-9])*

The unmount time shoud be short for  floppies too, for all those who pop
it out before doing 'umount'.

Then this sort of questions will  not only stop appearing on the mailing
list(s), but also in the users' minds (hopefully).

	-mi


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