Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 13:50:19 -0700 (PDT) From: "Simon L. Nielsen" <simon@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/56894: umass man page: "mount -t msdos" instead of "ufs" Message-ID: <200309152050.h8FKoJB6003268@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/56894; it has been noted by GNATS. From: "Simon L. Nielsen" <simon@FreeBSD.org> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Cc: Subject: Re: docs/56894: umass man page: "mount -t msdos" instead of "ufs" Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 22:40:18 +0200 --Qrgsu6vtpU/OV/zm Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Forwarded message from Chris Shenton <chris@shenton.org> ----- =46rom: Chris Shenton <chris@shenton.org> Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 16:15:47 -0400 To: "Simon L. Nielsen" <simon@FreeBSD.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.1002 (Gnus v5.10.2) Emacs/21.3 (berkeley-unix) Subject: Re: docs/56894: umass man page: "mount -t msdos" instead of "ufs" "Simon L. Nielsen" <simon@FreeBSD.org> writes: > That depends on which filesystem you have actually put on the CF. The > example in umass(4) also run disklabel and newfs programs on the > filesystem. If you do that, you will defiantly get a UFS filesystem. > Did you do that? Understood. I was using it to read a CF from a digital camera, which had msdos FS on it containing the photos. Perhaps it might be helpful just to point out in the man page that various consumer devices would need the "-t msdos" option. And that they shouldn't do a newfs on such a card if it already has images, audio, video, or whatnot on it! :-) Thanks. ----- End forwarded message ----- Adding to audit-trail. --=20 Simon L. Nielsen FreeBSD Documentation Team --Qrgsu6vtpU/OV/zm Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE/ZiOwh9pcDSc1mlERAs7bAJ42+VKLX4lCptZovMty1/WSmlKOswCgq4lx JuUkYOvIGog75xtAcUksGFA= =efIr -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Qrgsu6vtpU/OV/zm--
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