[linux-help] Re: Saving to a floppy disk

["The PC-Zone" <pczone@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I am not getting an error message, its just not writing my files to the disk

----- Original Message -----
From: "Koji Hayakawa" <sylf@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <linux-help@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2002 1:34 AM
Subject: [linux-help] Re: Saving to a floppy disk


>
> It would help if you can provide cut-and-paste type of screen result, even
> if that means having to write the screen output onto a piece of paper, and
> re-type the whole thing.  It's nearly impossible to help you without
precise
> actions you are taking (with literal folder and file names, even if it's a
> test, dummy file you are using), and exact response the system is giving
> back.  (i.e.  when you type in the mount command, does it give you some
type
> of feed back, or does it go right back to the prompt?)
>
> Here's my sample:
>
> *******************
> root@ijiryu /root>> mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy/
>
> root@ijiryu /root>> ls -l quiz.c
> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root           19 Aug  3 02:18 quiz.c
>
> root@ijiryu /root>> cp quiz.c /mnt/floppy/
>
> root@ijiryu /root>> ls -l /mnt/floppy/quiz.c
> -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root           19 Aug 18 01:28
/mnt/floppy/quiz.c*
>
> root@ijiryu /root>> umount /mnt/floppy/
>
> root@ijiryu /root>>
> *******************
>
> I see no error or warning messages, and I consider that good.  Usually,
with
> this short process, my PC writes information behind cache.  The physical
> writing of the data happens once I umount, not when I cp the file.
>
> Koji
>
> > -----Original Message-----
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> > Subject: [linux-help] Re: Saving to a floppy disk
> >
> >
> >
> > I know the files turn show up in the /mnt/floppy Folder, but not on my
> > floppy disk.  I am sure I did something wrong, but I have no Idea
> > as to what
> > yet,
> >
>
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