From owner-freebsd-questions Fri May 21 6: 9:21 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from spider1.spiderlink.com (unknown [207.155.120.89]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7449314F46 for ; Fri, 21 May 1999 06:09:17 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jim@freeze.org) Received: from zw9js (positron.remote.qx.net [208.200.110.52]) by spider1.spiderlink.com (post.office MTA v2.0 0813 ID# 0-29967U60) with SMTP id AAA458 for ; Fri, 21 May 1999 06:08:43 -0700 Message-ID: <001101bea38b$15aa0c40$346ec8d0@lexmark.com> From: "Jim Freeze" To: Subject: How to Mount and How to Share with DOS Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 09:08:55 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000E_01BEA369.8D7B1560" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01BEA369.8D7B1560 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am running FreeBSD 3.1 on a Dell Latitude CPi laptop. Also, FreeBSD is = installed on the c:\ drive along with W98. When I login I cannot access the cdrom drive through the /cdrom mount = point. I tried various forms of the mount command, but was unsuccessful. (I don't remember the exact commands I tried). However, I was able to = mount the cdrom by modifiying /etc/fstab and removing the noauto statement = then executing mount -a Can someone instruct me on how to properly mount the cdrom from the = command line without changing fstab. In addition, I need to mount the floppy drive. I have tried various = forms of the following mount /dev/fdc0 /dos with no luck. I have read several online docs, but either I am missing something or = the process is not a simple as the docs imply. Sharing... I am also interested in sharing FreeBSD files with my W98 OS. I have = attempted to create an extended (logical) partition that both OS's can read, but have had no = luck. When I create an extended partition with PartitionMagic and create a = logical drive within that partition, the drivemapper within the BSD install only sees = the extended partition and labels it as unknown. Therefore I am unable to set a mount = point from here. Has someone done this before. If it is not possible, what are my other = options to share data between W98 and FreeBSD? Thanks =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Dr Jim D. Freeze jim@freeze.org =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01BEA369.8D7B1560 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I am running FreeBSD 3.1 on a Dell Latitude CPi = laptop. Also,=20 FreeBSD is installed
on the c:\ drive along with W98.
 
When I login I cannot access the cdrom drive through = the=20 /cdrom mount point.
I tried various forms of the mount command, but was=20 unsuccessful.
(I don't remember the exact commands I tried). = However, I was=20 able to mount
the cdrom by modifiying  /etc/fstab = and removing the=20 noauto statement then executing
 
mount -a
 
Can someone instruct me on how to properly mount the = cdrom=20 from the command
line without changing fstab.
In addition, I need to mount the floppy drive. I = have tried=20 various forms of the following
 
mount /dev/fdc0 /dos
 
with no luck.
 
I have read several online docs, but either I am = missing=20 something or the process is
not a simple as the docs imply.
 
Sharing...
I am also interested in sharing FreeBSD files with = my W98 OS.=20 I have attempted to create
an extended (logical) partition that both OS's can = read, but=20 have had no luck.
When I create an extended partition with = PartitionMagic and=20 create a logical drive
within that partition, the drivemapper within the = BSD install=20 only sees the extended
partition and labels it as unknown. Therefore I am = unable to=20 set a mount point from here.
 
Has someone done this before. If it is not possible, = what are=20 my other options to share
data between W98 and FreeBSD?
 
Thanks
 
 
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Dr = Jim D. Freeze
jim@freeze.org
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
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