On Wed, 20 Jan 1999, Mason Loring Bliss wrote:

> 8 partitions:
> #        size   offset     fstype   [fsize bsize   cpg]
>   d:  6330240        0     unused        0     0         # (Cyl.    0 - 6279)
>   e:  6330177       63     unused        0     0         # (Cyl.    0*- 6279)
> disklabel: boot block size 0
> disklabel: super block size 0
> ac /# mount -t msdos /dev/wd0e /mnt
> mount_msdos: mount: Device not configured
> 
> 
> I definitely have the MSDOSFS built into my kernel... /dev/wd0e definitely
> exists...

I suppose that means the partition exists? Try running "fdisk" to make
sure. Use "fdisk -u" if you need to change anything.

> On bootup, I'm told that wd0 has no disk label, however.

That's to be expected. If it were formatted with DOS, it would
still work. Try this

disklabel >/etc/disklabels/SAMSUNG
disklabel -R -r wd0 /etc/disklabels/SAMSUNG #writes an initial label

That will take care of the "no disklabel" message.

None of the following should be necessary for a disk that's been
fdisk'd and formatted from within DOS, but it can't hurt. This is also
the general way to make an MSDOS partition without, well MSDOS.

disklabel -W wd0   # write enable in-core label
disklabel -e wd0   # edit in-core label: change `unused' to `MSDOS'
disklabel -N wd0   # write out label
disklabel          # to examine new label

Now, if there really is already a dos partition with something on it,
"mount_msdos /dev/wd0e /mnt" should do it for sure. If not, you would
need to do "newfs_msdos /dev/rwd0e" first.