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Date:      Fri, 2 Feb 1996 19:45:42 +0100 (MET)
From:      Andreas Klemm <andreas@knobel.gun.de>
To:        Steve Tan <stevt@digitalweb.com>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.org, current@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: newbie : How write to DOS Floppy ?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.91.960202194133.204A-100000@knobel.gun.de>
In-Reply-To: <199602020101.RAA06440@iceland.it.earthlink.net>

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On Thu, 1 Feb 1996, Steve Tan wrote:

> I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I'm
> trying to figure out how to write files to a DOS disk, my
> floppy drive. I didn't see any info in the FAQ's or
> installation guides.

Best is to install mtools. With mdir, mcopy and such you
are able to write directly to the disk.

> I believe I need to mount /dev/fd0 or /dev/rmt0 , but I can't
> find the specific command to use.

mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt

> I'm using BSD to develop CGI perl scripts and need to transfer
> them to a PC running Win95.

If I were you, I'd buy 2 ethernet cards, a RG58 cable, two 50 ohm
terminators and build up a network. Install samba (-> ports section)
on your FreeBSD box. Then you can directly mount a via samba exported
filesystem to your Windows 95 box.

Better, faster, trickier, easier, than to use a floppy to
transfer files...

	Andreas ///

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