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Date:      Mon, 1 Sep 2003 22:47:17 +0930
From:      Malcolm Kay <malcolm.kay@internode.on.net>
To:        Tadimeti Keshav <keshav_tadimeti@yahoo.co.uk>, freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: how to mount a FAT floppy
Message-ID:  <200309012247.17206.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net>
In-Reply-To: <20030901120922.51380.qmail@web60002.mail.yahoo.com>
References:  <20030901120922.51380.qmail@web60002.mail.yahoo.com>

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On Mon, 1 Sep 2003 21:39, Tadimeti Keshav wrote:
> Hi guys,
> Sorry for sending a blank mail.
> How can I mount a (FAT) floppy disk that contains my
> favourite themes?
>
> I have /dev/fd0 directory.

(This is a device not a directory.)

> Is this the command:
> mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /floppy?

Yes

> Where is the /floppy directory present?
>

You need to make it (first):
# mkdir /floppy

>
> man mount_msdos does not give any examples.
>

Most of us find mtools a more convenient way of=20
managing floppies in FAT format.

Malcolm




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