From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Dec 22 06:42:22 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id GAA25312 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Tue, 22 Dec 1998 06:42:22 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from PigStuy.dyn.ml.org (nyc-ny77-20.ix.netcom.com [209.109.228.212]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id GAA25296 for ; Tue, 22 Dec 1998 06:42:18 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from spork@ix.netcom.com) Received: from localhost (spork@localhost) by PigStuy.dyn.ml.org (8.8.8/8.8.7) with ESMTP id JAA00388; Tue, 22 Dec 1998 09:40:47 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from spork@ix.netcom.com) X-Authentication-Warning: PigStuy.dyn.ml.org: spork owned process doing -bs Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1998 09:40:47 -0500 (EST) From: Spike Gronim X-Sender: spork@PigStuy.dyn.ml.org Reply-To: sporkl@ix.netcom.com To: alissa bader cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: stupid stupid stupid floppy question In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Mon, 21 Dec 1998, alissa bader wrote: > > um, how do I mount a floppy disk? > > I looked up stuff in the manual, and I typed > > mount -t msdos /dev/fd0c /floppy > > and I got the response > > mount: /floppy: no such file or directory "mkdir /floppy" should solve your problem. > > I know the floppy drive is configured for the system, 'cause it shows up > on the startup when I reboot. > > second part of this question: how do I get to the file on the floppy > disk, after I mount it? I think I'm too used to GUI stuff here, gosh on > my mac, it would just show up on the desktop and I'd point and click. If you wanted to copy the file to your home directy, the command would be "cp /floppy/foobar /home/yourlogin/". > > Oh yeah, this is using FreeBSD 2.2.7 > > I know I'll be laughing and kicking myself when someone tells me how to do > this, cause it must be ridiculously easy. > > thanks! > > --alissa > -Spike Gronim sporkl@ix.netcom.com The majority only rules those who let them. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message