Date: Wed, 20 Mar 1996 09:33:23 -0500 From: Jerry Kendall <jerry@border.com> To: "k.k phang" <phang@cpm.com.my> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: newfs on a floppy disk Message-ID: <96Mar20.093357est.18435-1@janus.border.com> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.960320123034.phang@cpm.com.my>
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On Wed, 20 Mar 1996, k.k phang wrote:
>
> Can someone out there tell me how to construct a new file system on a
> floppy disk?
I do it all the time.... Well maybe 3 times a week.
>
> This was my attempt, no luck.
>
> cluck: {10} disklabel -r -w /dev/rfd1a floppy3
try 'disklabel -r -w fd1 floppy3'....
Basically you want to put the label on /dev/rfd1c not /dev/rfd1a.
/dev/rfd1a is where you do the 'newfs' ie: 'newfs /dev/rfd1a'...
Use can then mount it...
If you have any trouble, let me know.
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