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From: dcm@codesmith.austin.ibm.com (Craig Miller)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
Subject: Re: Mounting a floppy filesystem?
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Date: 24 Apr 91 13:49:30 GMT
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In article <1991Apr22.194750.10431@panix.uucp> eravin@panix.uucp (Ed Ravin) writes:
>Is it possible to turn a floppy disk into a mountable filesystem on an
>RS/6000?  I tried:

	No.  Filesystems on floppies are not supported.

># mkfs /dev/rfd0
># mount -p -o log=/dev/console /dev/fd0 /mnt
>
>Only to be rewarded with "/dev/rfd0: device busy" or something similiar.
>And why do I have to tell the mount command about log devices?

	AIXV3 uses a "Journaled Filesystem" that requires a log to track
	changes to the filesystem meta-data (inodes, directories, etc).
	This log must be on the same volume group as the filesystem
	in question (this alone makes filesystems on floppies hard).

	If enough customers express an interest in this, this will, perhaps,
	be offered in a later release.
	
	If this is very important to you, submit a defect.
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