[aclug-L] Re: accessing the floppy drive from linux

[John Goerzen <jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You can use a command like this:

mount -t vfat /dev/fd0 /mnt

If that doesn't work, try substituting /mnt/floppy for /mnt.

Then you can find your files in /mnt or /mnt/floppy.  When done,
**BEFORE** ejecting the floppy, use:

umount /mnt

(or /mnt/floppy).  This is VERY IMPORTANT; without it, you can lose
data.

Another option is to use the mtools (aka dosfstools) that give you a
DOS-like interface to the floppy.  You can use mdir a:, mcopy filename 
a:, mdel a:foo, etc.

-- John

"kai & steven Hallacy" <enginear@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> HELP!
> 
> How do I access the floppy drive (A:) from linux?  Also, I forgot what 
> command to type to get into x-windows.
> 
> Is pico or emac a part of Linux?
> 
> Steven Hallacy
> 
> 

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John Goerzen   Linux, Unix consulting & programming   jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx |
Developer, Debian GNU/Linux (Free powerful OS upgrade)       www.debian.org |
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