On 31 Mar 00, at 9:23, Nyal wrote:
> I've got another newbie question I hope someone can help me with.
> What I'm trying to do is to mount a floppy disk. When I've tried, I
> gotten many different responses including: can't find /dev/fd0, only
> root can do that, something about having "too many" devices mounted
> and something about a "bad super block".
If they're on a DOS floppy, you've got to have some sort of support
for that filesystem compiled into the kernel. Most out-of-the-box
kernels have this.
Unless you've edited /etc/fstab and changed permissions of
/dev/fd0-- chmod 666 /dev/fd0, you won't be able to mount the
floppy, unless you're using kde or gnome, except as root. Put the
disk in the drive, su to root and issue:
mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /floppy (or whatever mount directory
you use)
If you get a "bad superblock" message, your disk is probably toast.
Issue "umount /floppy" as root, and try again.
If you get "too many mounted filesystems, issue "umount /dev/fd0"--
this will umount it, wherever it might be mounted.
Always remember to issue "umount /floppy" *before you remove
the floppy.
If you're using kde or gnome, you should be able to mount the
floppy by clicking on the icon.
Hope this helps,
Dennis
"Custard pies are a sort of esperanto: a universal language."
--Noel Godin
