Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 09:08:55 -0400 From: "Jim Freeze" <jim@freeze.org> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: How to Mount and How to Share with DOS Message-ID: <001101bea38b$15aa0c40$346ec8d0@lexmark.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] I am running FreeBSD 3.1 on a Dell Latitude CPi laptop. Also, FreeBSD is installed on the c:\ drive along with W98. When I login I cannot access the cdrom drive through the /cdrom mount point. I tried various forms of the mount command, but was unsuccessful. (I don't remember the exact commands I tried). However, I was able to mount the cdrom by modifiying /etc/fstab and removing the noauto statement then executing mount -a Can someone instruct me on how to properly mount the cdrom from the command line without changing fstab. In addition, I need to mount the floppy drive. I have tried various forms of the following mount /dev/fdc0 /dos with no luck. I have read several online docs, but either I am missing something or the process is not a simple as the docs imply. Sharing... I am also interested in sharing FreeBSD files with my W98 OS. I have attempted to create an extended (logical) partition that both OS's can read, but have had no luck. When I create an extended partition with PartitionMagic and create a logical drive within that partition, the drivemapper within the BSD install only sees the extended partition and labels it as unknown. Therefore I am unable to set a mount point from here. Has someone done this before. If it is not possible, what are my other options to share data between W98 and FreeBSD? Thanks ================== Dr Jim D. Freeze jim@freeze.org ================== [-- Attachment #2 --] <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>I am running FreeBSD 3.1 on a Dell Latitude CPi laptop. Also, FreeBSD is installed</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>on the c:\ drive along with W98.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>When I login I cannot access the cdrom drive through the /cdrom mount point.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I tried various forms of the mount command, but was unsuccessful.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>(I don't remember the exact commands I tried). However, I was able to mount</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>the cdrom by modifiying /etc/fstab and removing the noauto statement then executing</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>mount -a</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Can someone instruct me on how to properly mount the cdrom from the command</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>line without changing fstab.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>In addition, I need to mount the floppy drive. I have tried various forms of the following</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>mount /dev/fdc0 /dos</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>with no luck.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I have read several online docs, but either I am missing something or the process is</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>not a simple as the docs imply.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Sharing...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I am also interested in sharing FreeBSD files with my W98 OS. I have attempted to create</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>an extended (logical) partition that both OS's can read, but have had no luck.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>When I create an extended partition with PartitionMagic and create a logical drive</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>within that partition, the drivemapper within the BSD install only sees the extended</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>partition and labels it as unknown. Therefore I am unable to set a mount point from here.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Has someone done this before. If it is not possible, what are my other options to share</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>data between W98 and FreeBSD?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Thanks</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>==================<BR>Dr Jim D. Freeze<BR><A href="mailto:jim@freeze.org">jim@freeze.org</A><BR>==================</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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