> > Not sure, I used a script to create the floppy. Is there a way to tell? Can > I just unmount rfd0 (floppy drive) ? Or is that going to leave a file open > still?
Well, if you have a file open or are CDed into a directory on the floppy, it won't let you umount it. It will tell you it is busy. ////jerry > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jerry McAllister" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Terry Cooper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 7:58 AM > Subject: Re: floppy device busy > > > > > > > > I was trying to create a bootable floppy from using a script I found > from > > > http://www.svbug.com/developer/documentation/handbook/handbook139.html > > > > > > and well it failed. Big newbie surprize. grrrrrrrrrr. Well now I get > this > > > error after I modified the script. > > > > > > fdformat: /dev/fd0: Device busy > > > Bad floppy, please use a newone > > > > Were you CDed to something on the floppy or did you have some file > > there open? > > > > ////jerry To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message