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Date:      Tue, 21 Dec 1999 08:39:13 +0100 (CET)
From:      Micke Josefsson <mj@isy.liu.se>
To:        Reza Amiri <amona@earthlink.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   RE: Disk drive access
Message-ID:  <XFMail.991221083913.mj@isy.liu.se>
In-Reply-To: <385F1842.3B700323@earthlink.net>

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On 21-Dec-99 Reza Amiri wrote:
> Hi
> I have installed freebsd in my pc and I can not access the disk drive. I
> like to copy files from my window95 to my freebsd via the floppy. How
> can I do this?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Reza

You mean the diskette drive? OK, either 'mount_dos /dev/fd0 /mnt' and you will
find your diskette in directory /mnt. (this assumes 'a:' is the one you want
and that you don't mind mounting at /mnt). Then copy files from /mnt using
ordinary cp command. Don't forget to 'umount /mnt' before removing the floppy!


...Or, install mtools from the ports/packages and access the drive with 'mdir
a:', 'mcopy a:\filename .' etc. It make life easier really since you don't need
to explicitly mount (or umount) the diskette every time.

In toto: man mount or man mtools after install of mtools

/M
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