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Re: beginner needs help on cp to fdisk

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From: Regit Young
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 00:00
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Or you could try mtools.

Regit

Gavin Rogers wrote:
> 
> Grant Williams <grantandlinda@bigpond.com> wrote:
> 
> > The question is, how do i copy a file to a fdisk.  Does the fd need to be
> > specially formatted or something.  As you guessed, I'm also new to unix
> > etc...
> 
> Okay. Assuming the kernel you are using has support for the vfat (i.e. FAT16 +
> long file names), then you can copy files to/ from MSDOS/Windows running
> machines.
> 
> For simplicity (you can get stuck in the icky details later!) I'll assume you
> are using formatted floppies.
> 
> You first need to mount the floppy disk so as far as any programs are
> concerned, the floppy is part of the hard disk file system:
> 
> mount /dev/fd0 /floppy -t vfat
> 
> This mounts the first floppy drive (/dev/fd0) on to the directory /floppy,
> using the vfat file system.
> 
> Copy the files as normal. (cp * /floppy)
> 
> Lastly, to ensure all data has been written to the floppy, unmount the disk by
> typing:
> 
> umount /dev/fd0
> 
> And don't worry about it - we were all new to computers (and linux) one day!
> 
> cya.
> Gavin.
> 
> ---
>                  rogersge@ses.curtin.edu.au
>                  progersgr@cc.curtin.edu.au
>                     grogers@omen.com.au
>                http://www.omen.com.au/~grogers

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