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Date:      Mon, 5 Aug 2002 21:54:42 +0000
From:      Josh Paetzel <friar_josh@webwarrior.net>
To:        Peter Leftwich <Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com>, Siegbert Baude <siegbert.baude@gmx.de>
Cc:        FreeBSD LIST <FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.Org>
Subject:   Re: mount_msdos woes
Message-ID:  <200208052154.42799.friar_josh@webwarrior.net>
In-Reply-To: <20020805221911.Y31182-100000@earl-grey.cloud9.net>
References:  <20020805221911.Y31182-100000@earl-grey.cloud9.net>

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On Tuesday 06 August 2002 02:51, Peter Leftwich wrote:
> 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


At some point you do have to realize you are dealing with a floppy. ;)

Josh



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