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From: kargl@troutmask.apl.washington.edu
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: fdformat & mount simple question
Date: 10 Jan 1996 17:13:26 GMT
Organization: Applied Phyics Lab
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References: <4d04qn$37t@gol2.gol.com>
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Doug Lerner <doug@gol.com> wrote in article <4d04qn$37t@gol2.gol.com> :
>
>I want to backup /etc using floppies and dump. First I formatted a 3.5"
>disk using the command
>
>fdformat -f 1440
>
>and it seemed to format fie.
>
>But afterwards I couldn't figure out the correct way of mounting the
>floppy, so I couldn't run dump. I tried
>
>mount /dev/fd0 /floppy
>
>but got an "incorrect superblock error".
>
>Should I format and/or mount a floppy differently?
>
>
Read the top of /etc/disktab. It tells you what to do. You
need to disklabel and newfs the formatted disk.
Steven G. Kargl | Phone: 206-685-4677 |
Applied Physics Lab | Fax: 206-543-6785 |
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