John Carline wrote: > Antonio Rodriguez wrote: > > > Silly-Newbie questions: > > 1. How do I read what is in a floppy - Cdrom? I have tried "ls -F > > /dev/fd0" but shows nothing? > > You must first mount the floppy or CDROM as a directory, then just treat it > as part > of your file system. > > example: "mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt" means mount the floppy disk > /dev/fd0 thats > a msdos file type as the directory /mnt. You can use any directory mount > point as > long as it's created prior to mounting the floppy or CDROM. Try "man mount" > for more > info. > > > > > 2. How do I copy a file to a floppy? > > mv filename.file /<dir you mounted to>/filename.file
Wooooops! Make that "cp filename.file /<dir you mounte to>/filename.file" mv will move the file ;-) John > > > Or get TkDesk cranked up and see what your doing ;-) > > John > > > > > 3. Follow-up with previous questions regarding www connection: After > > reviewing my ppp.log I discovered that some times the connection reaches > > the point of sending my password to the at&t network (ip), after that > > there is hangup. The password is correct (case and all), so the problem > > is not there. What could the problem be? > > Thanks, > > Antonio. > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > -- > > Powered by the Penguin -- Powered by the Penguin