i have tried several versins .
The only way I can get the floppy to mount/umount
in rw mode is to have the entry in /etc/fstab as outlined
below without "noauto" .
and insert the floppy just after the boot starts.
that way the floppy is mounted as rw .
and I can umount and use "mount -a" to mount subsequent MSDOS
floppies.
THanks for your suggestions.
I still cannot get to the CD and complete the install
thanks,
frank naranjo
bi!
At 07:11 PM 10/8/97 +1300, Carey Evans wrote:
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>> "/dev/fd0 /floppy msdos defaults"
>>
>> If i do not insert a floppy during boot, it will error
>> out and eventually timeout the floppy, making the device
>> READ-ONLY on subsequent "mount -a" .
>
>It's obvious to me now, but I suppose not really pointed out anywhere.
>You probably want something like:
>
>/dev/fd0 /floppy vfat user,noauto
>
>vfat means I get long filenames. user means I don't need to be root
>to mount it. noauto means it isn't mounted until you ask for it
>specifically. When you put a floppy in, type "mount /floppy" and type
>"umount /floppy" before you take it out.
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