Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 17:37:38 -0400 (EDT) From: Peter Leftwich <Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com> To: Josh Paetzel <friar_josh@webwarrior.net> Cc: FreeBSD LIST <FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.Org> Subject: Re: mount_msdos woes Message-ID: <20020805173403.E21601-100000@earl-grey.cloud9.net> In-Reply-To: <200208051550.01368.friar_josh@webwarrior.net>
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On Mon, 5 Aug 2002, Josh Paetzel wrote: > There are lots of things a root user can do to take a machine down, and that isn't limited to FreeBSD. I didn't need to hear that :) I *always* log in as root and have crashed my FreeBSD 4.6-RELEASE box just twice now, since Feb 2002! > Have you taken a look at mtools in the ports collection? It saves you > from having to mount the floppy at all. I'm pretty sure mount_msdos > tries to use fat32 on anything it touches, not really a desirable > situation at any rate. > Josh Thanks for the tip! I remember using something like mtools back in 1994-1995 on SunOS workstations but it seemed simpler then. I just `pkg_add -r mtools` package-added mtools this moment but am dismayed already by the following: myprompt$ minfo -v /dev/fd0 Mtools version 3.9.8, dated 27 November 2001 Usage: minfo [-v] drive Wouldn't most FreeBSD users agree that mounting removable media is more integrated and "full of oneness" than an mtools solution? Maybe I'm alone. -- Peter Leftwich President & Founder Video2Video Services Box 13692, La Jolla, CA, 92039 USA +1-413-403-9555 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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