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Message from Steven
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Czerno wrote:
>
> I don't see a line in fstab for the /DOS
> mount that BL makes; maybe it's something 
> related to the initrd magic

The root filesystem (fs.img) resides on the DOS 
partition.  Before it runs, the DOS partition
is mounted by initfs.gz.

> >  mount -t msdos  /dev/hdb1  /DD
> 
> how will the fstab line for this msdos partition
> come out exactly 

/dev/hdb1   /DD   msdos  defaults  0  0

> Same question , if I wanted to mount it as vfat
> instead of msdos, as I really should ?

/dev/hdb1   /DD    vfat  defaults  0  0

Note:  in /etc/rc the "insmod vfat" line  must 
precede the "mount -a" line.  If not, the above
line will not work (because the kernel will not
understand vfat when it executes mount -a).

> I mounted my CDROM to /mnt/ per your prescription.

The /mnt directory is an general mountpoint that can
be used for any temporary mount.  However, you can
use whichever mountpoint you wish (as long as you
create a directory with that name).

> Now I noticed there is an empty /cdr/ directory, 

Yes, I have already created CD, HD and FD directories.

> is it not meant to be the CDROM's mount point instead 
> of the, if I grasp well, genereic /mnt/ ?

Yes, I put those in for mounting the CDroms, harddisks 
and floppy disks; however, you are free to delete them
and use something else.  It is not important what name
you give to your mountpoints.

Cheers,
Steven