[NTLUG:Discuss] problem w/ copying to a floppy drive

[Geremy L. Hamlett]

Update:

using the vFat FS works just fine. The only problem exsist when I use the 
ext2 FS.






On Tue, 28 May 2002, Fred James wrote:

> Which brings up the questions (at least in my mind):  How was the floppy 
> formatted, and what file system was installed on it?  Secondly (assuming 
> the answer to part two of my first question is something other than 
> ext2), if the file system on the floppy was ext2 would one experience 
> the same problem?
> 
> 
> 
> Bug Hunter wrote:
> 
> >   If you have mtools installed, try putting a floppy in that was formatted
> > on a dos machine:
> > 
> > mcopy filename a:
> > remove floppy
> > 
> > on other machine
> > mcopy a:filename .
> > 
> > 
> >   DO NOT MOUNT the floppy
> > 
> >   otherwise, do this:
> > 
> > mount -t vfat /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy
> > cp filename /mnt/floppy
> > sync
> > umount /mnt/floppy
> > 
> > on new machine
> > 
> > mount -t vfat /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy
> > cp /mnt/floppy/filename .
> > umount /mnt/floppy
> > 
> >   see if this works better.  I've found that "auto" does not always
> > automatically work.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Tue, 28 May 2002, Geremy L. Hamlett wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>For anyone who wants to help.
> >>
> >>This is probably a dumb question, but i cant seem to find an answer.  
> >>when i copy (cp) a file to a floppy disk (1.44 M) and then umount it, and 
> >>then later go back and remount it onto another computer the file that I 
> >>copied is turned into garbage (unreadable junk).  The files I am 
> >>transfering are simple .c files.  
> >>
> >>Here is my sequence in doing this.
> >>
> >>$:  mount /mnt/floppy/
> >>$:  cp somefile /mnt/floppy/
> >>$:  umount /mnt/floppy
> >>
> >>After this i a can view the file in the /mnt/floppy/ directory wiht vi, 
> >>cat, anything and it is ok.  When I umount it and remount it on the same 
> >>computer, or a diffrent one, the file is garbage.
> >>
> >>
> >>This is what my fstab floppy line looks like.
> >>
> >>/dev/fd0	/mnt/floppy		auto	noauto,owner,kudzu 0 0
> >>
> >>
> >>I am running RedHat 7.2 w/  2.4.9-31 
> >>I only noticed this after I had another computer to transfer files 
> >>between.
> >>
> >>
> >>Please help.
> >>
> > 
> > 
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> > 
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> 
> 

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