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Date:      Tue, 19 Dec 1995 21:12:43 +0000 ()
From:      James Raynard <fqueries@parody.tecc.co.uk>
To:        GR8868@siucvmb.siu.edu
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Communication between DOS and FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.91.951219210705.182A-100000@parody.tecc.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: <199512121846.KAA14906@mail.barrnet.net>

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On Tue, 12 Dec 1995 GR8868@siucvmb.siu.edu wrote:

> I have successfully installed FreeBSD 2.11 in a minimal installation. I wonder
> how I can add other part of FreeBSD (like manpages) to the installation now.
> The other question is if I have some files in my DOS part, how can I copy them
> into FreeBSD part? Can they communicate with each other in terms of file
> transfering?

Yes, just mount the DOS partition on a suitable point in the FreeBSD tree.
eg if the DOS partition is slice 1 on an IDE HD,

mount -t msdos /dev/wd0s1 /mnt

(If you do this often it may be better to create another mount point such
as /dos - /mnt is really meant for temporary mounts).

James

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