On Tuesday 29 January 2002 13:20, Paul Kraus wrote: > I have the same problem. cp <filename> /mnt/floppy . >I then cd > /mnt/floppy, ls and my file is listed as well as the rest of the > contents of the drive. I then remove the disk put it in my windows pc > and dir a dir on it and all the original files are there but the new one > is not. It is a windows formatted floppy. Now if I mount /mnt/floppy I > get an error saying that the drive is already mounted.
One of the ways Linux is faster than Windows is in the way it uses memory as disc cache. Linux will load all the files in use into unused memory. So when you copy a file to your floppy, linux is in fact writing it to cache memory. When you list the contents of the floppy it is in fact listing the contents of the cache. The physical floppy does not get written until you unmount the disc, or Linux needs to free up the memory for some other purpose. So when you just pop the disc out, it has not yet been written and so you do not see the file on your windows computer. This is also the reason why Unix systems do not like sudden power downs. The discs may be out of 'sync' and you get problems next time you boot. For that reason you should nowdays be using one of the Journalling file systems such as Ext3, XFS, or ReiserFS. Also how do you > unmount? I try the unmount command which I read about in a book and I > get a bash error. No command found. Thanks. Well you have to use the correct command.... The command to unmount is umount Not very intuitive, but thats how it is. Personally I prefer to use kwikdisk to mount/unmount It saves having to remember all this stuff. derek > > PK > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of FLYNN, Steve > Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 7:36 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: [newbie] Copying Files to Floppy > > Is the floppy formatted as a FAT (i.e. Windows/DOS) disk or is it > formatted > as an EXT2 (i.e. Linux filing system) floppy? > > If you shove a windows formatter floppy,. Linux will see it, recognise > it > and adjust the copy process accordingly. You should be able to boot into > Windows, open up the floppy and see your files. > > As for the command, to copy abc123.txt you would > > cp abc123.txt /mnt/floppy/ > > > Should work... > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pauljames Dimitriu [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 7:06 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [newbie] Copying Files to Floppy > > I'm sure this is a very easy question to answer and > I'm being very brain deaded about it.... > > How do you copy a file to a floppy drive via terminal? > Is it cp "filename" /mnt/floppy? Everytime I try > this and I do an ls in the /mnt/floppy directory, it > shows up. However when I bring it to a Winblows > machine, I can't see the file. > > Help??? > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! > http://auctions.yahoo.com > << File: message.footer >> > > > ********************************************************************** > This email and any files sent with it are intended only for the named > recipient. If you are not the named recipient please telephone/email > the sender immediately. You should not disclose the content or > take/retain/distribute any copies. > ********************************************************************** > > > Norwich Union Life & Pensions Limited > Registered Office 2 Rougier Street > York YO90 1UU > Registered in England Number 3253947 > A member of the Norwich Union Marketing Group > which is regulated by the Personal Investment Authority. > Member of the Association of British Insurers. > > For further Enquires 01603 622200
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