Wait a second.... *of course* you have to MOUNT the disk before
gnu/linux will show the correct dir in /dev/fd0 !!!!!!!!!
-Justin Keyes
--- Bill <selinux@home.com> wrote:
> On Saturday 27 October 2001 02:10, you wrote:
>
> >
> > Maybe too basic but, Are you doing your umount before you pull the
> disk?
> > I did that once and the file stays there.
> >
> > Bob S.
>
> Ya know, Bob ... I couldn't tell you WHAT I did.
>
> I did try the sync command recommended by Brian but no joy ... the
> dir
> listing is still there.
>
> [root@a bill]# umount /dev/fd0
> umount: /dev/fd0: not mounted
> [root@a bill]# ls /mnt/floppy
> New Directory/ index.html
>
> No ... "New Directory" is NOT on this diskette.
>
> I dunno ... maybe I am just tired.
>
> Ahhh ... but wait! I dunno where that old listing came from ... but
> "$
> mount /dev/fd0" followed by a "ls" brings up the _real_ listing.
>
> File that one under "unsolved mysteries". It's working. I dunno why.
> It's
> after 3 a.m. and I no longer care why. :-)
>
> Thanks fer the help guys.
>
> Bill
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> Linux a.genesis.com 2.4.12 #2 Wed Oct 17 04:17:02 EDT 2001 i686
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