UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

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.
I've tried running

Code:

mount /dev/fd0 /mnt

Using fd0, fd1, fd, rfd0, rfd1.
On all of these devices, I get the message

Code:

mount: /dev/fd0 no such device

or

Code:

mount /dev/rfd0 not a block device

I would really appreciate some help with my situatioin, Thanks.

I would look for suitable device names in /dev:

Code:

cd /dev
ls
ls f*

man pages might give a hint, too.

Code:

man mount

Another problem might be that the filesystem on the floppy is Windows-fat, not ufs or sysv. Then the mount will fail. A Linux box can help to translate between the different formats.

Thanks for the reply.

When i run LS *F I get the following outcome.
FD0 FD1
FD *A Couple lines of Numbers*

When i run

Code:

mount fd0

or

Code:

mount fd1

I get the message

Code:

mount: mount point cannot be determined

If I try

Code:

mount fd

I get the message

Code:

mount: special cannot be determined

The floppy drive doesn't make a noise on either of the commands.

a) mount needs a mount point unless it's defined in /etc/fstab.
b) are you sure it's upper case FD0 and FD1? Why then don't you mount FD0 /mnt?

The fact that it accepts the first part of the command (fd0) then errors on the lack of the mount point is evidence that your device is fd0 or fd1.

In systems I work with I create a fd0 directory then mount to it:
mount /dev/fd0 /fd0

Okay, my bad. They are lowercase.

If I try to mount fd0 or fd1 to the directory /mnt

Code:

mount /dev/fd0 /mnt

I still get the message

Code:

/dev/fd0 no such device

I get the same results with fd1.

BrentBANKS,
you can try :

Code:

# dd if=/dev/fd0 of=/dev/null

- if the LED is lit , you ll know if this is the correct device you need to mount corresponding to your 'Floppy Drive', then you can go ahead with mount after pressing Ctrl +c.