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Date:      Tue, 1 Jul 2003 15:02:26 -0400
From:      "Bob Hall" <rjhalljr@starpower.net>
To:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: mounting a floppy
Message-ID:  <20030701190226.GA1641@kongemord.krig.net>
In-Reply-To: <Law9-F45QptgFrYILoy00005b23@hotmail.com>
References:  <Law9-F45QptgFrYILoy00005b23@hotmail.com>

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On Tue, Jul 01, 2003 at 01:25:17PM -0500, Robert Gallimore wrote:
> Hello
> 
> I am having a slight problem with FreeBSD 4.8. I cannot seem to mount a 
> floppy drive. I tried "mount /dev/fd0" but it comes back saying something 
> like an unrecognized file system or device. How do I mount my floppy drive 
> in FreeBSD 4.8? Thanks!

Try
	# mount -t msdos -o rw /dev/fd0 /mnt
That's a bit much to type, and constant su-ing is a pain in the tuchis, 
so I use a bash alias.
	alias monterfd='sudo mount -t msdos -o rw /dev/fd0 /mnt'
I type
	$ monterfd
and my password, and the fd is mounted.

Bob Hall



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