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Date:      Fri, 7 Apr 2000 11:03:39 -0400
From:      Walter Brameld <brameld@twave.net>
To:        Brent Rector <brent@talou.net>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: device not configured - trying to access floppy
Message-ID:  <00040711070900.01608@Bozo_3.BozoLand.domain>
In-Reply-To: <38EDEB97.7702F016@talou.net>
References:  <38EDEB97.7702F016@talou.net>

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On Fri, 07 Apr 2000, in a never-ending search for enlightenment, Brent Rector wrote:
> Good Day,
> 
> I am really at a loss or just not awake yet but, I am presently running
> FreeBSD V 3.4.
> 
> When I attempt to access a standard floppy device either with fdformat
> or dd I get a device not configured error. I have tried to use /dev/rfd0
> /dev/fd0 and various combinations there of..
> 
> Any help would be appreciated!
> 
> Brent

First off, are you using /dev/fd0c ?
Also, do you have it listed in /etc/fstab as:

/dev/fd0c     /floppy       ufs       rw,noauto       0       0

Of course /floppy may be whatever mount point you wish to use.

-- 
Walter Brameld

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