cvs commit: src/usr.sbin/fdformat fdformat.c src/usr.sbin/fdread fdutil.c

[Daniel O'Connor]

On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 23:20, Dag-Erling Smørgrav wrote:
> "Daniel O'Connor" <doconnor at gsoft.com.au> writes:
> > So, what about making it appear as /dev/fd0? :)
>
> What for?
>
> # cd /usr/ports/emulators/mtools
> # make install clean
> # echo 'drive a: file="/dev/da0"' >/usr/local/etc/mtools.conf
> # mdir a:
>  Volume in drive A has no label
>  Volume Serial Number is 402F-1402
> Directory for A:/
>
> 200405~1 gz      31028 09-18-2004  17:22  20040509.freebsd-amd64.gz
> nvidia       <DIR>     09-18-2004  17:10  nvidia
>         2 files              31 028 bytes
>                          32 514 048 bytes free
>
> saves you all the hassle with mount / unmount, and your computer won't
> crash if you pull the stick out at an inopportune time.

Yeah but it only works with m* tools, and I don't want mtools to accidentally 
chew on the firewire disk I sometimes use.

-- 
Daniel O'Connor software and network engineer
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