> > # mount /dev/fd0c /drives/fd > grep: /etc/vfstab: No such file or directory > grep: /etc/vfstab: No such file or directory > mount: /dev/fd0c: Device not configured > > > *** mount: /dev/fd0c: Device not configured *** > > > hi, if the order "mount" means that the device is not > configured,it has to be configured, isn't it?? so, how it has > to be done?
Often the 'Device not configured' message appears to mean that you do not have a floppy disk in the drive (or a tape in a tape drive). It can also mean that you have to go in to the /dev directory and do a './MAKEDEV xxx' for it where xxx is the device. Normally you would not actually do a mount for a floppy unless you have a disk that has a file system built on it. A lot of times people just copy things directly to or from the device using 'dd' and in this case you don't actually do a mount. But, if you write a floppy don't make a file system on the disk and mount it, things like grep and ls won't work on it. There are no files for them to look at, just a glob of data. (Actually, I have been having trouble with many machines writing to DAT tape drives (DDS-3 and DDS-4) using dd (or cp) when tar and dump work just fine. But, that is another story and I should post some questions on that separately.) ////jerry > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
