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Subject: Re:Re: mount fdd automatically. How? (was: 2 questions from the
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>> 2) If I try to mount the FDD (for example) when there is no floppy disk
>> in the drive, FreeBSD displays error messages ("Error reading...,
>> Input/Output error...").
>> The question is: how can I mount my "empty" FDD? (I want to automount my FDD
>> when system starts, using fstab.)

> Why do you want to do this?

Only for my comfort :-). I don't want to write: "mount /floppy" every time
when I want to read from floppy disk.

> You can cause problems for yourself if you don't learn the habit of
> mounting and unmounting disks (including floppies and cd-roms) as you use
> them. Better to learn good habits now. :)

Clearly.
I wanted only the comfort :-))

> Good luck,

> Doug

Thank you for your reply.

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