It could be a module problem. Try doing an lsmod before and after the mount -t vfat /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy command and see if the vfat module has been loaded. If it has, then put vfat into your /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.4 file.
Tim Watson On Wed, 2003-10-22 at 12:41, Stephen Liu wrote: > Hi all folks, > > I have problem in mounting floppy. /etc/fstab as follow; > > /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto noauto,owner,user,kudzu 0 0 > > On konsole window > # mount /mnt/floppy > did not work requesting for file system > Also floppy drive icon on KDE desktop could not be mounted, requesting > for file system. > > # mount -t vfat /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy > worked > > After > # umount /mnt/floppy > > Then > # mount /mnt/floppy > worked > > Also floppy drive icon on KDE desktop could be mounted. > > I must mount the floppy with 't vfat' first then mounting works > eternally until after relogin. I could not discover the trick causing > this problem. > > Kindly advise. Thanks in advance. > > B.R. > Stephen Liu > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
