Hello Charles, Richard. The strange thing on Bering is that the /dev/fd0 is changed depending on the boot device or the last device used. First time you use fd0 after boot it is a fd01680 device . If you backup a file to a fd01440 and use /dev/fd0 next time it is a 1440 So I wouldn't use /dev/fd0 but fd01440 or fd01680. to be sure about the format.
Regards Eric Wolzak member of the Bering Crew > > > > Take out Bering boot floppy, insert a 1440kb floppy. > > lrcfg > > b) backup a package > > Then for each package etc, shorwall, etc. I change the destination to > > fd0, msdos by typing > > d 3 (for etc) and selecting the appropriate options, then > > b 3 > > > > This works for the first package backed up -- but upon backing up a > > second package > > i.e. d 5 (select fd0) > > Then b 5 results in the message "cant mount backup device". > > > > I have tried to umount the floppy, but it is not mounted (getting out of > > lrcfg, then going back into lrcfg). > > Forever, any further backups to fd0 fail with the above message until > > reboot from the Bering (fd0u1680) floppy. > > > > Any idea what to do? I can reboot between each package, but it is a bit > > tedious. > > I suspect you're having consistency problems going between 1680K and > 1440K disks. Note that /dev/fd0 *should* be 1440K, but I believe the > default bering floppy backup target is actually /dev/fd0u1680, which is > a 1680K formatted disk. > > I suggest adding a 1440K backup target by running the following at the > command line: > > echo /dev/fd0u1440 >>/var/lib/lrpkg/pkgpath.disks > > Then you can change the backup target for all packages (d e) to the > 1440K disk (probably choice #3). You can also try backing up everything > at once (b e), but I prefer to do backups one at a time. > > Note: You can also just copy the LRP's from one disk to another: > > # mount bering 1680 disk > mount -t msdos /dev/fd0u1680 /mnt > > # copy files to /tmp > cp /mnt/*.lrp /tmp > > # unmount disk > umount /mnt > > # mount 1440K disk > mount -t msdos /dev/fd0u1440 /mnt > > # copy files from /tmp > cp /tmp/*.lrp /mnt > > # unmount disk > umount /mnt > > HTH... > > -- > Charles Steinkuehler > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Oracle 10g > Get certified on the hottest thing ever to hit the market... Oracle 10g. > Take an Oracle 10g class now, and we'll give you the exam FREE. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=3149&alloc_id=8166&op=click > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > leaf-user mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user > SR FAQ: http://leaf-project.org/pub/doc/docmanager/docid_1891.html ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Oracle 10g Get certified on the hottest thing ever to hit the market... Oracle 10g. Take an Oracle 10g class now, and we'll give you the exam FREE. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=3149&alloc_id=8166&op=click ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leaf-user mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user SR FAQ: http://leaf-project.org/pub/doc/docmanager/docid_1891.html
