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From: Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] floppy flops: mtools vs file managers
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 03:15:37
Message-Id: 20070413031132.GA21578@waltdnes.org
1 On Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 05:52:57PM -0400, Philip Webb wrote
2
3 > Thunar mounts, writes & deletes ok, but there's a 35 sec delay
4 > before the drive reacts & to update the file list you have to
5 > 'unmount' the device, then reopen it;
6
7 That's called "caching". It does wonders for system responsiveness,
8 but sucks at fast updates to files. If you're willing to wait while the
9 system writes to the floppy, try...
10
11 /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy msdos noauto,user,sync 0 0
12
13 ...in /etc/fstab. I don't know if the "sync" options works with MSDOS
14 filesys, but it's worth a try. Another option is the "sync" command, as
15 in /bin/sync. However, it's a bit heavy-handed because it syncs all
16 mounted partitions. It may be more convenient than unmount+mount.
17
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19 Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> In linux /sbin/init is Job #1
20 Q. Mr. Ghandi, what do you think of Microsoft security?
21 A. I think it would be a good idea.
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Re: [gentoo-user] floppy flops: mtools vs file managers Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>