Re: beginner, system questions
> I have a floppy with several text files on it,
first you need to mount the floppy:
mount /dev/fd0 /mnt
(you may need to specify the filesystem, try -t msdos)
> How do you list the filenames and file sizes on the floppy disk.
ls -s -k /mnt
> How do you copy an individual file from the floppy disk.
cp file_name /mnt
> How do you save an individual file to the floppy disk.
cp /mnt/file_name destination
> The system clock is about two hours incorrect.
> Logged in as root, I have tried setting the system clock with the date
> command but the system clock goes back to the old time when I reboot.
> How do I set the system clock and make it permanent.
Check your bios clock is set correctly
NB - if you get debian packages on floppy, you can install them direct
from floppy, you don't need to copy them onto your hdd.
HTH,
Matthew
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