>Try mount /dev/fd0 -t file-system /mnt/floppy - where fille-system is msdos or vfat
>depending on what you have built into your kernel. Once you've done this you should
>have no probs copying from the floppy to whichever linux partition you choose. Hope
>this helps.
>
>Steven Hanley wrote:
>
>> If I download files from Windows and put them on a floppy. How can I use them in
>Linux? Appologies for this newbie question but I need to access a file on floppy.
An easier method would be to use the mtools suite of commands like mdir and
mcopy. These tools allow you to use MessyDOS floppies without having to
mount them.
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