I think that -t vfat its not need to mount a normal floppy disk
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try to use mount /mnt/floppy, it will read /etc/fstab file.other use -t in mount mount -t vfat /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy or other type.check "man mount"-- redhat-list mailing listunsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL
when I tried to create a long filename under Linux. Vfat gave me long
filenames.
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Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 10:22 PM
To: list redhat (general)
Subject: Re: mounting a floppy
i put a floppy disc
If the floppy is already formatted, you should be able to do just 'mount
/mnt/floppy'.
daniel wrote:
this can't be this difficult
but for some reason, it is.
i put a floppy disc in
it's a windows disc.
i type the following as root:
mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/floopy/ -t vfat
and it
Have you compiled a new kernel at some time? If so, you may not have
configured the vfat filesystem. If so, they may be compiled as modules. So
a modprobe vfat done as root should provide support.
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From: Hidong Kim [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 5:10 PM
Subject: Re: mounting a floppy
If the floppy is already formatted, you should be able to do just 'mount
/mnt/floppy'.
daniel wrote:
this can't be this difficult
: Re: mounting a floppy
If the floppy is already formatted, you should be able to do just 'mount
/mnt/floppy'.
daniel wrote:
this can't be this difficult
but for some reason, it is.
i put a floppy disc in
it's a windows disc.
i type the following as root
this can't be this difficult
but for some reason, it is.
i put a floppy disc in
it's a windows disc.
i type the following as root:
mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/floopy/ -t vfat
and it get this message:
mount: fs type vfat not supported by kernel
i get the same message with msdos, and ext
here's the
i put a floppy disc in
it's a windows disc.
i type the following as root:
There's no such thing as a Windows disk :) anyway...
mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/floopy/ -t vfat
vfat is for mounting fat32 partitions (or the like).
and it get this message:
mount: fs type vfat not supported by kernel
