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Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2005 13:13:39 +1300
From: Shane Tolmie <shanetolmie AT designrem DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Changing root path from /ecos-c/ to /
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Hi Larry,

Well, I wish it were that simple. That command doesnt work - it needs 
the Win32 file system to basic utilities like ls, etc.

When eCos is installed, it somehow makes c: mount on /ecos-c, it 
previously was /. We're trying to find a way to put it back.

Shane.

Larry Hall wrote:

>At 12:20 AM 2/7/2005, you wrote:
>  
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I'm using Cygwin. I wish to change the default path for C: from /ecos-c/ to /.
>>
>>When I type "mount" in cygwin, I get the following:
>>
>>C:\PFARM\cygwin on / type system (binmode)
>>c: on /ecos-c type user (textmode)
>>c: on / type user (textmode)
>>e: on /cygdrive/e type user (textmode,noumount)
>>f: on /cygdrive/f type user (textmode,noumount)
>>h: on /cygdrive/h type user (textmode,noumount)
>>i: on /cygdrive/i type user (textmode,noumount)
>>
>>C:\PFARM\examples\EVBA7Board\GNU\Simple\RAMCode>
>>
>>The utility I'm using fails unless C: on the Windows box is mounted as '/'.
>>
>>Any suggestions?
>>
>>Shane.
>>
>>p.s.
>>
>>"Whenever Cygwin generates a POSIX path from a Win32 one, it uses the longest 
>>matching prefix in the mount table. Thus, if C: is mounted as /c and also 
>>as /, then Cygwin would translate C:/foo/bar to /c/foo/bar."
>>
>>(http://www.cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using.html#mount-table)
>>    
>>
>
>
>Seems like you're answering your own question. Try 'umount -f /ecos-c'.
>
>
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