Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 21:54:42 +0000 From: Josh Paetzel <friar_josh@webwarrior.net> To: Peter Leftwich <Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com>, Siegbert Baude <siegbert.baude@gmx.de> Cc: FreeBSD LIST <FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.Org> Subject: Re: mount_msdos woes Message-ID: <200208052154.42799.friar_josh@webwarrior.net> In-Reply-To: <20020805221911.Y31182-100000@earl-grey.cloud9.net> References: <20020805221911.Y31182-100000@earl-grey.cloud9.net>
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On Tuesday 06 August 2002 02:51, Peter Leftwich wrote: > On Tue, 6 Aug 2002, Siegbert Baude wrote: > > Hi Peter, > > > myprompt$ minfo -v /dev/fd0 > > > Mtools version 3.9.8, dated 27 November 2001 > > > Usage: minfo [-v] drive > > minfo a: > > would have been correct. man mtools > > Ah, I simply mixed up "device" (/dev/fd0) with "drive" (the virtual a: > drive notation). > > > > 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. > > At least mtools is able to show long file names. I prefer it much over > > mounting floppies for a single file access. > > Ciao > > Siegbert > > There isn't any mount binary that supports long filenames in _MS_ DOS? > > By the way, I just did `minfo a:` on both a working floppy and that one > that crashes my system; Which line of information might give me the best > clues as to the problem with the "bad disk?" There is a line that says > "fats: 2" - that sends up a red flag, no? > > -- > Peter Leftwich At some point you do have to realize you are dealing with a floppy. ;) Josh To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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