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- Linux Floppies
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- This package contains utilities for using floppies with linux ext2 file
- system on them.
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- fformat: will format a floppy, check for bad clusters, and create
- an ext2 file system on it.
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- From this point on this floppy can be used as any ordinary
- linux hard drive or partition (just a very tiny one).
- This is good for keeping your important linux files.
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- Since this floppy now is just a regular linux disk, it must
- be treated as such: It must be mounted before it can be used,
- and it must be unmounted before it can be ejected.
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- ---- NEVER remove a diskette if is MOUNTED ----
- ======== YOU MUST UMNOUNT IT FIRST! ==========
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- If you are interested why, read "Modern Operating Systems"
- by Andrew S. Tanenbaum or LINUX HOWTOs.
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- mountb, umountb scripts for mounting and unmounting floppies with ext2
- filesystem on them. Name them however you like. Edit to
- suit your needs and put them in your path (/usr/local/bin).
- Make sure they have execute permissions (chmod mountb 700).
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- Detailed documentation can be found at:
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- http://amelia.experiment.db.erau.edu/ldp/LDP/gs/node176.html
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- Text version is enclosed: Using-Floppies.HOWTO
- Html version is enclosed: Using-Floppies.html
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- /building-blocks
- contains a set of components used to construct this application
- (various windows, colorization tricks, etc.)
- They can be easily reused to write similar scripts.
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