GCC & Read from floppy

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Posted Jan 12, 2008 at 2:52:48 PM
Subject: GCC & Read from floppy
Hello. I need help, and i hope that someone can help me. I'm working under kubuntu in gcc with floppy, why, floppy, well, because i'm courius. With no problem at all i open device with ... #define FLOPPY "/dev/fd0" ... int main() { .... socketfd = open (FLOPPY,O_RDWR); if((sockfd = open(FLOPPY,O_RDWR)) == -1) { perror(ERROR); } ... } but now i can get it, how to read from floppy, i just want/wish to read in console what is on floppy TNx for help
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Posted: Jan 12, 2008 7:03:01 PM
you will need you mount the drive first. Kind Regards

OS X 10.4.11 and Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon 7.10, not forgetting fedora :D

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Marek
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Posted: Jan 13, 2008 6:22:32 PM
But it is mounted. It check my floppy it is mount, it is floppy disk in floppy drive. i just dont know what to use, how use something when i what read from floppy if u understend what i mean. I just want to read and with fprint write out in console what is in floppy. Tnx
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