What You Can Do With Diskettes and CDs
Essentially, Volume Management enables you to access diskettes and CDs just as manual mounting does, but more easily and without the need for superuser access. To make diskettes and CDs easier to work with, they are mounted in easy-to-remember locations.
Table 14-2 How to Access Data on Diskettes and CDs|
To Access ... |
Insert ... |
And Find the Files In ... |
|---|---|---|
|
Files on a diskette |
The diskette and enter volcheck |
/vol/dev/aliases/floppy0 |
|
Raw data on a diskette |
The diskette and enter volcheck |
/vol/dev/aliases/floppy0 |
|
Files on a CD |
The CD and wait for a few seconds |
/cdrom/cdrom0 |
If your system has more than one diskette or CD-ROM drive, see the table below for their access points.
Table 14-3 Where to Access Diskettes and CDs|
Media Device |
Access File Systems On ... |
Access Raw Data On ... |
|---|---|---|
|
First diskette drive |
/floppy/floppy0 |
/vol/dev/aliases/floppy0 |
|
Second diskette drive |
/floppy/floppy1 |
/vol/dev/aliases/floppy1 |
|
First CD-ROM drive |
/cdrom/cdrom0 |
/vol/dev/aliases/cdrom0 |
|
Second CD-ROM drive |
/cdrom/cdrom1 |
/vol/dev/aliases/cdrom1 |
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