Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 21:34:08 -0800 From: Frankie Li <notme@lvdi.net> To: Dan O'Connor <dan@mostgraveconcern.com> Cc: Danny <dannyh@idx.com.au>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Why doesn't mformat work on FBSD 3.3?? Message-ID: <38E195D0.5CEBD537@lvdi.net> References: <02fc01bf993d$242ac220$0200000a@danco>
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You can still use a Microsoft formatted floppy... mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 <mount_point> can't you just format with disklabeling newfs? man disklabel man newfs Frankie Dan O'Connor wrote: > > >- University professors need my assignments on a hard copy and a copy on > floppy > >disks > > Typical academia--keeping right up with the advancement of civilization. > Don't they realize floppies are dead? > > >1) I was wondering if someone could tell me how to format a Microsoft > floppy > >and allow me to copy files to this Microsoft flooppy? > > Well, I'd just use pre-formatted floppy disks... > > Do they even sell unformatted floppies anymore? > > To do the copying, I guess mtools (/usr/ports/emulators/mtools) is probably > your best bet. > > --Dan > > -- > Dan O'Connor > On Matters of Most Grave Concern > http://www.mostgraveconcern.com > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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