And again the list comes through!
In article <1992Oct2.021224.2377@sunspot.noao.edu> I wrote:
>Sun IPX - OS 4.1.2
>
>I am having some trouble using the floppy attached to my IPX. I started out
>with a GENERIC kernel, and was having no problems. I could mount a MSDOS
>floppy with the following line from fstab:
>
>
> /dev/fd0 /pcfs pcfs rw,noauto 0 0
>
>I compiled up a new kernel starting with the GENERIC configuration and
>kadded the lines to do PPP making sure that the line:
>
> #options PCFS
>
>was included.
>
>When I tried to mount my floppy again I get:
>
> mount: unknown filesystem type: pcfs
> mount giving up on:
> /pcfs
>
>So, I moved the old kernel back and tried it again. Same answer.
>
>Is there another file besides the kernel that defines what FS types are
>available? And if so, how did I manage to kill it? Any pointers here would
>be greatly appreciated. I have this same behaviour on both the machine on
>my desk and the BriteLight Laptop that I send into the field.
>
Solution:
Have /etc and /usr/etc in your path. Root doesn't have /usr/etc by
default.
It turns out that during the configuration I did the first mount as myself,
where I have a full path. In case you are wondering, suid root on mount. And,
yes I know about the security implications ;-) The second mount was
attempted by root which doesn't include enough stuff to work properly.
Summary of responses follow:
Christian.Peter@Aus.Sun.COM - Was first with the correct answer
wayne@internet.sbi.com - honorable mention ;-)
rmcgraw@sunspot.sunspot.noao.edu - honorable mention ;-)
Mark
Just found this information:
The user must have /usr/etc and /etc in their path
environment. The mount command needs the file
mount_pcfs, which is located in /usr/etc.
Maybe this time you are successful!
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merik@blackadder.dsh.oz.au
eckhard@ts.go.dlr.de
uunet!gta!paul
ups!pauline@fourx.Aus.Sun.COM
jipping@cs.hope.edu
mharris@jpmorgan.com
All noticed that I had inadvertantly added a comment
to the "options" example I supplied. It wasn't actually there in the config
file.
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jeff@erie.irc.nrc.ca
Suggested that I RTFMP. I had. It did not help.
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bernards@ECNSUN.ECN.NL - pointed out something that I had noticed but
hadn't found the cause for yet:
Did you use a MESS-DOS 5.0 foratted floppy on a Sun ?
In that case you're hit by Bug ID# 1073864
pcfs will not cope with these floppies
Fix ?
Try fdformat -d on the Sun and the go to the PC or use a PC with an older
DOS
version.
Hope this helps,
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jipping@cs.hope.edu
Suggested mtools, which I am looking at, but would rather not have to load
onto the portable, it's tight for file space as it is.
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