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Ian Thomas wrote:
> 
> It is usually /dev/fd0 that you want to mount.

On my fbsd4.0 machines its /dev/fd0a

> Remember that Unix makes all devices files.  Example
> mount -t ffs /dev/fd0 /floppy

And if you are wanting to mount a msdos floppy use
mount -t msdos /dev/fd0a /floppy
If I remember correctly there is a /usr/floppy made 
automaticly (I could be remembering wrong though), 
but I always make /floppy to save a few keystrokes.

> 
> This example takes into account that you are mounting
> a fast file system(the t option is used to specify
> file system type) and that your floppy name is fd0 in
> the /dev directory.  Also make sure you have created a
> floppy directory if there is not one already.
> 
> hope this helps
> Ian
> --- France Gerson Bala <fgbullet2@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > What is the syntax for mounting the floppy drive A?
> >
> >
> > Thanx,
> > Bullet....
> >
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