Date: Fri, 26 Jun 1998 12:01:52 -0400 From: George Fitch <fitch@ll.mit.edu> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: mount_msdos command Message-ID: <199806261558.LAA19387@ll.mit.edu>
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Hi,
I am trying the mount_msdos command.
It works with the 3.5 diskette (fd0) but not with SCSI hard disk
which I think is sd0s1 based on what is reported by /stand/sysinstall.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks, George Fitch
freebsd# mount
/dev/sd0s2a on / (local)
/dev/sd0s2f on /usr (local)
/dev/sd0s2e on /var (local)
procfs on /proc (local)
freebsd# ls
.cshrc .login_conf .profile dos
.history .mail_aliases .rhosts floppy
.login .mailrc .shrc
freebsd# mount_msdos /dev/sd0s1 /usr/home/fitch/dos
mount_msdos: /dev/sd0s1: Invalid argument
freebsd# ls floppy
freebsd# mount_msdos /dev/fd0 /usr/home/fitch/floppy
freebsd# ls floppy
xglint.tgz
>>> here is info from /stand/sysinstall novice installation
Disk name: sd0 FDISK Partition
Editor
DISK Geometry: 522 cyls/255 heads/63 sectors = 8385930 sectors
Offset Size End Name PType Desc Subtype
Flags
0 63 62 - 6 unused 0
63 2088387 2088449 sd0s1 2 fat 11
2088450 6297480 8385929 sd0s2 3 freebsd 165
C
8385930 2384 8388313 - 6 unused 0
George fitch@ll.mit.edu '92 DUCATI 900SS - TEAM PACHYDERM
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