vic, tried this, gave me the following error message: mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/fd0, or too many mounted file systems. before i did the mount i entered "umount floppy" while in the /mnt dir. fs type should be ok, and there shouldn't be too many mounted file systems, so what about the other 2 options? suggestions? cheers, tim Vic wrote: > > I think you can access that kind of disc if > you mount it ext2, unless you have tried that already, > > mount -t ext2 /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy > > Should get you into the boot floppy's filesystem. > But I don't remember where you should > dump the patch file. > > On Sun, 09 Apr 2000, Tim Walker mewed: > > guys and gals, > > my problem is that my usb mouse was detected as a ps/2 mouse on > > installation, so i have no mouse in linux. downloaded the patch from > > mandrake, saved it as 'patch.pl' in a temp dir under win98. the > > instructions for patching say > > > > "save this file to your boot floppy making sure to keep the name > > "patch.pl". Then, during installation, boot from the disk as normal but > > type "linux patch" at boot prompt." > > > > but i cannot access the boot disk i made for installation through either > > win98 or linux. i made the boot disk by using 'rawwritewin' from the > > dosutils dir of the mandrake 7.0-2 cd, and selecting 'cdrom.img' as the > > image. > > > > in win98 it tells me the floppy isn't formatted. in linux when i attempt > > to 'cd /mnt/floppy' or cp to it, it gives me an input/output error. > > > > my linux /etc/fstab file is as follows: > > /dev/hda1 /mnt/DOS_hda1 vfat user,exec,conv=binary 0 0 > > /dev/hda6 /mnt/DOS_hda6 vfat user,exec,conv=binary 0 0 > > /dev/hda7 /mnt/DOS_hda7 vfat user,exec,conv=binary 0 0 > > /dev/hda8 /mnt/DOS_hda8 vfat user,exec,conv=binary 0 0 > > /dev/hda5 / ext2 defaults 1 1 > > /dev/hda9 swap swap defaults 0 0 > > /mnt/floppy /mnt/floppy supermount fs=vfat,dev=/dev/fd0 0 0 > > none /proc proc defaults 0 0 > > none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0 > > /mnt/cdrom /mnt/cdrom supermount fs=iso9660,dev=/dev/cdrom 0 0 > > > > i have been able to access other floppies through /mnt/floppy, just not > > the boot disk. > > > > ideas? > > > > cheers, > > > > tim > -- > My new linux web server with Apache > http://kittypuss.dnydns.org > > Sign up for ClickDough and get paid to surf the web. > http://secure.clickdough.com/servlets/cr/CRSignup.po?referral_id=kittypuss
