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Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1998 17:42:19 +0000
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Subject: Re: can't get the floppy dirve to mount
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Clarence Griffin wrote:
> 
> 
>      Hi folks,
> 
>      I've followed the directions so well written in "The Complete FreeBSD
>      Guide", on pages 210 through 211 verbatim
> 
>      Everything cooks right along, until i try to mount the floppy drive as
>      /A.
> 
>      the command recommend is :
>      # mount /dev/fd0 /A
> 
>      but the unexpected reply from my system is:
> 
>      mount: /A: No such file or directory
> 
>      I need to write a couple of files down to a floppy prior to
>      reinstalling my FreeBSD, and would sure like to do this,
> 
>      Any suggestions?
> 
>      dg


Does the directory 'A' actually exist? The mount point you are giving
is a directory so if it doesn't exist then make it first, then try
again. I call mine floppy: -

#cd /
(change to root directory)


#ls 
(list files)


if no 'A' shows up, then:

#mkdir A


then try:

#mount /dev/fd0 /A



et voila  :-)







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