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1. SCO
Hi,
Please help me to find the command to open a floppy disc 3.5" in Sco Unix Open Server 5.0.6 environment. Device located in dev/fd0.
thanks in advance
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I have recently installed UNIX SysV on an old computer to try and expand my general knowledge of computers. I want to install NASM on it so I can begin working on some assembly language, but I am having trouble accessing the floppy disk with the files I need.
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3. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
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4. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
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5. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi,
we have a strange problem.
We have to format any floppy disk HD in unix filesystem mode (SCO) but we haven't unix workstations.
Are there any software to make this formatting from windows xp pc ?
Regards
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6. 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 ?
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7. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
I have installed SUSE 10 on a laptop that has a swappable CDROM/Floppy drive. When I was installing the OS my CDROM was connected. Later I tried to swap it with the Floppy and mount it but no success. Here is what I get:
dell:/dev # mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt
/dev/fd0: Invalid argument
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8. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
welll, the title quite explains what i want to do
thanks for your time! (4 Replies)
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9. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
I desperately need to get a text file off of this floppy to resolve a customer issue on one of PC servers in thier all UNIX site. They sent the information on a UNIX formatted floppy with the information I need.
Please help me as I need this ASAP.
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10. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
my unix box doesn't seem to recognize the floppy drive. I tried these different commands:
cat file1.txt > a:file1.txt result: file got copied to hd
cat file1.txt > a:\file1.txt result: file got copied to hd
mount -t vfat /mnt/floppy result: illegal option --t
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