On Mon, 2006-02-06 at 17:45 -0700, Mace Eliason wrote: > Hi, > > I am working on a project where I have to move some parts files from an > old Unix server. I have tared the files to floppy disc, but I can't > mount them. > Wait a minute. Ignore my last post. If you copied the tar file to a sysv filesystem on a mounted floppy, that is not the best way. Just take a floppy (after backing up the directory just in case) and do: # tar cvf /dev/rfd0135ds18 path_to_a_directory And the directory and its files will be sent to a raw archive on the floppy. No filesystem involved. You should be able to retrieve them under Centos with: tar xvf /dev/floppy If you need to compress the archive: # tar cvf - path_to_directory | compress > /dev/rfd0135ds18 and then extract with: # tar zxvf /dev/floppy. (I think gzip will recognize the old compress format.) -Steve