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From: ikhala@netcom.com (I'Khala)
Subject: Re: Help: How I can mount DOS partition ??
Message-ID: <ikhalaDoBJnp.270@netcom.com>
Keywords: MINIX partition
Organization: Freek N Geeks
References: <4ia129$bl4_001@univ.gda.pl> <ikhalaDo9w99.3s6@netcom.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 17:09:25 GMT
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In article <ikhalaDo9w99.3s6@netcom.com>, I'Khala <ikhala@netcom.com> wrote:
>In article <4ia129$bl4_001@univ.gda.pl>,
>Michal M. Luczak <warf@KSINET.UNIV.GDA.PL> wrote:
>>I succesfuly installed MINIX 1.7.2 on my old AT :-)
>>it's installed on hd2[a..c] partition but and all seems
>>to be OK but...
>>sometimes i want to get some files that are on the DOS (lame)
>> partition but when i try use : 
>>  dosread -a /dev/hd1 somefile.sth 
>>i've got an error message
>> what should i do to read dos partition ???
>>
>	dos{read|write|dir} works only on floppies ... :(
>	there is the mtools package that works under *BSD
>	i'm not sure if its been ported to 1.7.2
>
	oops, sorry about the misinformation ... :(
	dos{dir|read|write} does work on hard discs.  
	(better check mi man pages b4 posting mi responses ...)
	make sure you've made the appropriate link to /dev/hd?

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