TIPS ON RAW FLOPPY DISK ACCESS FOR SPARCS
    
   COMMANDS:
    
    To extract a "tar" archive from a raw floppy disk, use the command
    
            tar xvf <devicename>
    
    To eject the disk, use the command
    
            eject <devicename>
    
   FINDING DEVICE NAMES:
    
    The only difficulty is figuring out what device name to use.
    If you don't mind trial and error, one of these should work
    (you may have to enter the command "volcheck" first):

            /dev/rfd0c               /vol/dev/rfd0/unlabeled
            /dev/rdiskette           /vol/dev/aliases/floppy0

    One way to find your floppy's device name is to type
    
            eject -n
    
    which gives a list in the form
    
            <nickname> -> <devicename>
    
    Look for <devicename>'s containing "fd" or "floppy" or "diskette"
    (names with "sr" or "cd" refer to a CD-ROM).  If the <devicename>'s 
    don't start with "/dev", you'll need to add that.
    
    For SunOS 5.x (Solaris 2), there's a complication in the form of
    "volume management". To see if volume management is running, type
    
            ps -e | grep vold
    
    If you get a process listing, volume management is running. Type
    
            grep 'use floppy' /etc/vold.conf
    
    to see if it's configured to use the floppy disk. If this line is
    present, and not commented out (with a leading "#"), the volume
    management daemon will try to mount a floppy disk when it's 
    inserted. This may make it difficult to access the raw device, or
    at least change the device name you use. If you have root access,
    you can temporarily disable volume management to access the raw disk:

            /etc/init.d/volmgt stop
            tar xvf /dev/rdiskette
            /etc/init.d/volmgt start