Date: 06 Aug 1998 22:45:52 +0200 From: dag-erli@ifi.uio.no (Dag-Erling Coidan =?iso-8859-1?Q?Sm=F8rgrav?= ) To: Chris Hill <jchill@dgsys.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Install *actually* friendly Message-ID: <xzpbtpxalfj.fsf@hrotti.ifi.uio.no> In-Reply-To: Chris Hill's message of "Tue, 4 Aug 1998 18:21:52 -0400" References: <v03007800b1ed30dc8847@[204.97.64.155]>
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Chris Hill <jchill@dgsys.com> writes: > 4. Since FreeBSD runs on PC hardware, I would have thought the default > configuration would be set up to deal with all the "normal" devices one > might expect to find on a PC. Although I don't anticipate using the floppy > drive much if at all, still, it *is* there. I would have liked not to have > had to manually edit my /etc/fstab just to be able to use my floppy drive. Mounting unlockable removable media is a very, very bad idea. If you must use floppies, use mtools from the ports collection (under /usr/ports/emulators/). DES -- Dag-Erling Smørgrav - dag-erli@ifi.uio.no To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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