UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi Everyone,

Could someone PLEASE tell me how to copy some DOS files from a CDROM to a DOS readable directory in UNIX.

I imagine that sounds strange, but that's what I need to do.

I am somewhat familiar with...

Inserting the CDROM
mount /mnt/cdrom
ls /mnt/cdrom

eject /mnt/cdrom

I am totally new to UNIX, so all suggestions are appreciated

Thanks,
greystoke

What version of unix? Does the dos readable directory already exist? Can you cd to it and run ls? Linux has tools to create and use FAT filesystems. A few versions of Unix do too. But this is not a universal capability which is why we need the specifics of your OS. If you are not sure, run "uname -a" and post the results.

Also, why use Unix? Not to belabor the obvious, but Microsoft OS's can copy files from a CD to a FAT or NTFS filesystem.

Thanks for the repy Perderabo.

The OS is: AIX aixps2 1 3.0 i386

I am hoping to be able to ghost the hard drive using a parallel cable between 2 computers( the other one is using windows XP) in dos mode. Ghost is saying that it will work provided both computers are running ghost.

Dos is installed on both computers.

The floppy drive has failed, there is no nic card, so I need to copy the ghost files(via CDROM) onto the old system to get ghost running on both.

If successful, I intend to use VMware to run the AIX aixps2 1 3.0 in a virtual environment.

This computer is out of state, so I won't be able to work with any other solutions after I leave. I need this to work

Thanks,
greystoke

Are obvious hardware solutions ruled out? Like, installing an NIC?