From owner-freebsd-questions Sat May 30 01:14:20 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id BAA16148 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Sat, 30 May 1998 01:14:20 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from fanfic.org (fanfic.org [205.150.35.145]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id BAA16126 for ; Sat, 30 May 1998 01:14:04 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dstenn@fanfic.org) Received: from fanfic.org (fanfic.org [205.150.35.145]) by fanfic.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id EAA00744; Sat, 30 May 1998 04:04:15 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from dstenn@fanfic.org) Posted-Date: Sat, 30 May 1998 04:04:15 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 30 May 1998 04:04:15 -0400 (EDT) From: Dennis Tenn To: "RMIRON.US.ORACLE.COM" cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: using a floppy In-Reply-To: <199805282000.NAA20939@mailsun2.us.oracle.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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. Try mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /floppy -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Dennis Tenn * There will always come a time dstenn@fanfic.org * When your love will be tested ICQ# 1457509 * Stand tall and rise to the occasion * For only then will you grow strong. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message