Anita Lewis wrote:
> On Sun, 28 Apr 2002 13:41:47 -0700, Net Llama! wrote:
> 
>>I'm not too surprised that those attempts fail to work, because they 
>>shouldnt' work, they're incorrect syntax.  You might want to look at the 
>>man page for mount, but these are both wrong:
>>/mount /media/floppy
>>mount /dev/fd0
>>
>>The mount command requires at least 3 parameters, the filesystem type, 
>>device, and mount point.  So, assuming that your floppy is formatted for 
>>ext2, the correct command would be:
>>mount -t ext2 /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy
>>
>>Adjust for your own environment.
> 
> 
> Well, actually, if /etc/fstab is set up correctly, then 'mount /mnt/floppy'
> would work.  I have mine set to mount any type:

Yes, that is true, however i ommited that because i think things were 
way too simple, which is why he didn't understand what he was doing in 
the past.  He needs to get back to the basics instead of fancy short 
cuts which mask what is actually occuring.

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