Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 14:37:30 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com> To: Jim Freeze <jim@freeze.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to Mount and How to Share with DOS Message-ID: <3745619A.13DC86D1@uk.radan.com> References: <001101bea38b$15aa0c40$346ec8d0@lexmark.com>
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> Jim Freeze wrote:
>
> 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.
If there is an entry in fstab then
mount /cdrom
should do it. If not try
mount -t cd9660 /dev/wcd0 /cdrom
(change wcd0 to the correct device for your machine)
> In addition, I need to mount the floppy drive. I have tried various
> forms of the following
>
> mount /dev/fdc0 /dos
>
fdc0 is the controller, fd0 is the drive. Like the CD, if there's an
fstab entry then
mount /dos
or, if not then
mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /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?
>
"logical drives" inside an extended partition *always* start at slice
5, so
mount -t msdos /dev/wd0s5 /mnt
is what you need for the first logical drive, wd0s6 for the second and
so on...
(it'll be da0 if it's a SCSI disk)
HTH
> Thanks
>
>
> ==================
> Dr Jim D. Freeze
> jim@freeze.org
> ==================
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