Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 22:51:07 -0400 (EDT) From: Peter Leftwich <Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com> To: Siegbert Baude <siegbert.baude@gmx.de> Cc: FreeBSD LIST <FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.Org> Subject: Re: mount_msdos woes Message-ID: <20020805221911.Y31182-100000@earl-grey.cloud9.net> In-Reply-To: <3D4EFCF8.9080201@gmx.de>
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On Tue, 6 Aug 2002, Siegbert Baude wrote: > Hi Peter, > > myprompt$ minfo -v /dev/fd0 > > Mtools version 3.9.8, dated 27 November 2001 > > Usage: minfo [-v] drive > minfo a: > would have been correct. man mtools Ah, I simply mixed up "device" (/dev/fd0) with "drive" (the virtual a: drive notation). > > Wouldn't most FreeBSD users agree that mounting removable media is more > > integrated and "full of oneness" than an mtools solution? Maybe I'm alone. > At least mtools is able to show long file names. I prefer it much over > mounting floppies for a single file access. > Ciao > Siegbert There isn't any mount binary that supports long filenames in _MS_ DOS? By the way, I just did `minfo a:` on both a working floppy and that one that crashes my system; Which line of information might give me the best clues as to the problem with the "bad disk?" There is a line that says "fats: 2" - that sends up a red flag, no? -- Peter Leftwich President & Founder Video2Video Services Box 13692, La Jolla, CA, 92039 USA +1-413-403-9555 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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