Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 20:46:11 -0800 From: William Woods <wwoods@cybcon.com> To: "Sean O'Connell" <sean@stat.Duke.EDU>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG, stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Mtools Problems Message-ID: <36B7D493.D4084B45@cybcon.com> References: <36B7CDE6.AE2A9B03@cybcon.com> <19990202232632.A28945@stat.Duke.EDU>
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OK, I changed it to /dev/rfd0 and get the same error after I type mdir......... plain_io: Input/output error init A: could not read boot sector Cannot initialize 'A:' any ideas for me?? Sean O'Connell wrote: > On 1999 Feb 02, William Woods (aka wwoods@cybcon.com) wrote: > > I have just installed mtools from the ports collection on a 3.0 Stable > > system. Now, when I do a > > mdir a: I get > > > > Can't open /dev/wfd0: Device not configured > > Cannot initialize 'A:' > > > > Any ideas on this? > > > > Here is my mtools.conf > > > > ----------------------- > > # # FreeBSD floppy drives > > drive a: file="/dev/wfd0" > > drive b: file="/dev/wfd1" > > > > > > Any ideas appreciated > > Bill- > > /dev/wfd0 -> zip drive or ls120 > > you want to use > > /dev/rfd0 or /dev/rfd0c (same) > > you probably also want to make sure taht > you have rw perms ot the device. a quick > and dirty approach is to chmod 666 /dev/rfd0 > > try mdir > > S > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Sean O'Connell Email: sean@stat.Duke.EDU > Institute of Statistics and Decision Sciences Phone: (919) 684-5419 > Duke University Fax: (919) 684-8594 > > Not only am I highly allergic to perfume; it is an environmental toxin! > > http://www.supernet.net/~jackibar/perfume.html To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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