No need to mount or unmount anything -- type "mdir a:"
mtools comes installed by default on most distros.
Ed.
Justin Keyes wrote:
>
> Wait a second.... *of course* you have to MOUNT the disk before
> gnu/linux will show the correct dir in /dev/fd0 !!!!!!!!!
>
> -Justin Keyes
>
> --- Bill <selinux@home.com> wrote:
> > On Saturday 27 October 2001 02:10, you wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Maybe too basic but, Are you doing your umount before you pull the
> > disk?
> > > I did that once and the file stays there.
> > >
> > > Bob S.
> >
> > Ya know, Bob ... I couldn't tell you WHAT I did.
> >
> > I did try the sync command recommended by Brian but no joy ... the
> > dir
> > listing is still there.
> >
> > [root@a bill]# umount /dev/fd0
> > umount: /dev/fd0: not mounted
> > [root@a bill]# ls /mnt/floppy
> > New Directory/ index.html
> >
> > No ... "New Directory" is NOT on this diskette.
> >
> > I dunno ... maybe I am just tired.
> >
> > Ahhh ... but wait! I dunno where that old listing came from ... but
> > "$
> > mount /dev/fd0" followed by a "ls" brings up the _real_ listing.
> >
> > File that one under "unsolved mysteries". It's working. I dunno why.
> > It's
> > after 3 a.m. and I no longer care why. :-)
> >
> > Thanks fer the help guys.
> >
> > Bill
> > --
> > icq #126373831 http://www.anhonestdesire.com
> > Linux a.genesis.com 2.4.12 #2 Wed Oct 17 04:17:02 EDT 2001 i686
> > unknown
> > total used free shared buffers
> > cached
> > Mem: 1545512 743360 802152 0 303432
> > 501072
> > Swap: 401584 0 401584
> > 2:39am up 23:30, 2 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
>
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