1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

I have here a UnixSlackware 2.01 disk that contains a so called SFR files, i want to open it on windows system since i dont have a unix system, is it posible ??? i tried to install WIPRO UWIN (korn shell) on my windows system but i cant access the floppydisk... so is there a posible solution... (1 Reply)

2. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users

How can i mount a floppy drive manually ? ( when i run #volcheck and then run #df -lk , my floppy hasn't been mounted ,however my vold daemon is up ) under /dev there is some links related to my floppy (fd0 ,...)but actually which one of them should be used? Rgrds nikk:confused: (2 Replies)

3. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

HI, I installed Suse 8.1 on an Emachine with a Cyrix processor equivelent to Pentium II. The dmesg reveals that the floppy was recognised, and there is an icon on the desktop for it, but when I trey to access it, it is not available. If I access it from a terminal window, the error I get... (7 Replies)

4. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

We use #eject cdrom to eject the cdrom . Is there a way to "close" it after using that command ? is there a command to eject floppy ? Thanks (7 Replies)

5. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

i manage to screw up alittle i entered in /etc/fstab mount /dev/fd0 msdos /mnt/floppy 2 2 or something and now when i boot i get an error like this The following file systems had an unexpected inconsistency: msdos: /dev/fd0 (/mnt/floppy) Unknown error; Help! init: /bin/sh on /etc/rc... (3 Replies)

6. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

welll, the title quite explains what i want to do thanks for your time! (4 Replies)

7. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

I swapped a floppy drive out of a Blade 150 into a Blade 1000, but when I run a 'test floppy' from the OK prompt, I receive: ERROR: Recalibrate failed, floppy imporperly connected or defective. floppy selftest failed, return code = 1 The floppy appears to be connected correctly. Does... (1 Reply)

8. AIX

Hi there, I never touch a AIX because i'm used to work on FreeBSD. I'll have to copy some file from a floppy to an AIX. Just to be sure is the mount command the same ? I mean a simple mount /dev/fd0 /floppy should work ? Thanks :) (1 Reply)

9. Solaris

I'm a newbie to Unix, but am working with some people that are more knowledgable than I, and we're all stumped. We are working to secure (Information Assurance) a Command & Control System that uses a Solaris 8 Application server. As part of this process, we are attempting to minimize the... (0 Replies)

10. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Regarding floppy drive .. I need a command or a method by which i can detect a floppy drive is present or not ? Thanks, Priya. (4 Replies)