07-14-2013
You haven't said which version of Unix you are using. There is SCO, Interactive, ATand T.
If the diskette has a tar file on it, it does not have a file system, and cannot be mounted, it can however be read using tar.
You may need to specify the exact diskette type and size.
#tar xvf /dev/fd0
#tar xvf /dev/rfd0135ds18 for a 3.5 inch high density floppy on drive A.
If you are using SCO there is a file called /etc/default/tar which has a list of the various media types. so you can substitute a number for the media type"
#tar xv6 (where 6 relates to the paired values in the above file.)
You may have a command called 'dtype'
#dtype /dev/fd0
Will display the diskette formatting.
The possible results are dos, unix 1k file system, tar, cpio
If dos
#mount -f dos /dev/fd0 /mnt
If 1k
#mount /dev/fd0 /mnt
Although you seem to have tried this one and had it not work.
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LEARN ABOUT OPENSOLARIS
volrmmount
volrmmount(1) User Commands volrmmount(1)
NAME
volrmmount - call rmmount to mount or unmount media
SYNOPSIS
volrmmount [-i | -e] [name | nickname]
volrmmount [-d]
DESCRIPTION
The volrmmount utility calls rmmount(1M) to, in effect, simulate an insertion (-i) or an ejection (-e). Simulating an insertion often means
that rmmount will mount the media. Conversely, simulating an ejection often means that rmmount will unmount the media. However, these
actions can vary depending on the rmmount configuration and media type.
For example, using default settings, if you insert a music CD, it might not be mounted. However, you can configure rmmount so that it calls
workman whenever a music CD is inserted.
This command allows you to override volume management's usual handling of media (see EXAMPLES below).
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
-i Simulates an insertion of the specified media by calling rmmount.
-e Simulates an ejection of the specified media by calling rmmount.
-d Displays the name of the default device for volrmmount to handle. This device is used if no name or nickname is supplied.
OPERANDS
The following operands are supported:
name The name that volume management recognizes as the device's name.
nickname A shortened version of the device's name. Following is the list of recognized nicknames:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Nickname | Path |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|fd |/dev/rdiskette |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|fd0 |/dev/rdiskette |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|fd1 |/dev/rdiskette1 |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|diskette |/dev/rdiskette |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|diskette0 |/dev/rdiskette0 |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|diskette1 |/dev/rdiskette1 |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|rdiskette |/dev/rdiskette |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|rdiskette0 |/dev/rdiskette0 |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|rdiskette1 |/dev/rdiskette1 |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|floppy |/dev/rdiskette |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|floppy0 |/dev/rdiskette0 |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|floppy1 |/dev/rdiskette1 |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|cdrom0 |/dev/rdsk/cXtYdZ/label |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|zip0 |/dev/rdsk/cXtYdZ/label |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|jaz0 |/dev/rdsk/cXtYdZ/label |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|rmdisk0 |/dev/rdsk/cXtYdZ/label |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
EXAMPLES
Example 1 Using the volrmmount command
When volume management finds a floppy that contains a filesystem, it calls rmmount to mount it. If you wish to run tar(1) or cpio(1) on
that floppy, it must first be unmounted. To unmount the floppy use:
example% volrmmount -e floppy0
After volrmmount unmounts the floppy, if you wish to re-mount it (rather than ejecting it and reinserting it) use:
example% volrmmount -i floppy0
Notice that if you are using a named floppy, you can use its name in place of floppy0.
FILES
/dev/volctl volume management control port
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWvolu |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
cpio(1), eject(1), tar(1), rmmount(1M), attributes(5)
SunOS 5.11 28 Feb 2007 volrmmount(1)