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From: nerle@pdv.de (Dirk)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Mount DOS Floppies
Date: 21 May 1996 11:20:32 GMT
Organization: PDV Systeme Erfurt
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Hello James,
In article <4nqafh$4v0@news1.infinet.com>, jcrawfor@ccolor.com says...
>I'm new to using FreeBSD and was wanting to know the correct way to
>mount a DOS 1.44 meg format floppy?
Do you really need the DOS fd mounted? If not - have a look at
the "mtools" port or package. They handle the most common (or all?)
operations for DOS fd under unix.
regards Dirk
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Dirk Nerling nerle@pdv.de http://www.pdv.de/~nerle
You read my own humble opinion - it's NOT an offical statement of the firm
PDV-Systeme Erfurt!