Re: new user needs help

1998-08-20 Thread Ed Cogburn
Darren Benham wrote: > > On 19-Aug-98 Brian D Kellogg wrote: > > 1. I can't mount the cdrom. > > i get this error--can't find /dev/hdc in /etc/mtab or /etc/fstab. > > It's a standard Atapi cdrom. > try mount /dev/hdc /cdrom > > > > > 2. command make menuconfig doesn't work. > >

Re: new user needs help

1998-08-19 Thread AJT60
On Wed, 19 Aug 1998, Brian D Kellogg wrote: > hello, > > I have the following problems after installing Debian. > > 1. I can't mount the cdrom. > i get this error--can't find /dev/hdc in /etc/mtab or /etc/fstab. > It's a standard Atapi cdrom. How are you trying to mount it? It so

RE: new user needs help

1998-08-19 Thread Darren Benham
On 19-Aug-98 Brian D Kellogg wrote: > 1. I can't mount the cdrom. > i get this error--can't find /dev/hdc in /etc/mtab or /etc/fstab. > It's a standard Atapi cdrom. try mount /dev/hdc /cdrom > > 2. command make menuconfig doesn't work. > i get error--no rule to make target.

Re: new user needs help

1998-08-19 Thread Robert Ramiega
On Wed, Aug 19, 1998 at 06:12:31PM -0400, Brian D Kellogg wrote: > hello, > > I have the following problems after installing Debian. > > 1. I can't mount the cdrom. > i get this error--can't find /dev/hdc in /etc/mtab or /etc/fstab. > It's a standard Atapi cdrom. issue mount -t is

new user needs help

1998-08-19 Thread Brian D Kellogg
hello, I have the following problems after installing Debian. 1. I can't mount the cdrom. i get this error--can't find /dev/hdc in /etc/mtab or /etc/fstab. It's a standard Atapi cdrom. 2. command make menuconfig doesn't work. i get error--no rule to make target. 3.

Re: New User Needs Help

1998-05-15 Thread Ulisses Alonso
Hello Robert! On Mon, 15 May 2000, Robert Harrington wrote: > I am a very new user to Debian/Linux and I just want to know how to access my > floppy drive, fd0? The easiest way to access MSDOS formatted floppies (Win3.11, Win95, .. ,WinNT) is to use mtools, mtools is also provided as a Debian

Re: New User Needs Help

1998-05-15 Thread M.C. Vernon
>I am a very new user to Debian/Linux and >I just want to know how to access my floppy drive, fd0? you need to mkdir /floppy then mount /dev/fd0 /floppy If it's a msdos disk, then: mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /floppy the man pages will tell you other -t flags, and some can be auto-detected. HTH,

Re: New User Needs Help

1998-05-15 Thread Carlos E. P. Guidugli
I'm new user too, and I'll try to help you. You might have seen the floppy directory under root (/) All you need to do is mount the device: I can't remember the exact syntax but is something like this: mount /dev/fd0 /floppy You can mount cdrom or another partitions doing the same thing. For mor

Re: New User Needs Help

1998-05-15 Thread Damir J. Naden
Hi Robert Harrington; unless Mutt is confused, you wrote: > I am a very new user to Debian/Linux and I just want to know how to access my > floppy drive, fd0? > > Rob mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /floppy at the command prompt will do the job. This is provided you (as a user) have a permission to mou

New User Needs Help

1998-05-14 Thread Robert Harrington
I am a very new user to Debian/Linux and I just want to know how to access my floppy drive, fd0?   Rob