070411 David W Noon wrote: > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Philip Webb wrote: >> Ordinarily, I use Mtools to manage diskettes (floppies): >> it's very fast & efficient to copy & delete files from the CLI. > I presume you use only FAT12 formatted floppies
Yes: they have never been reformatted under Linux. >> I've long had Krusader installed & have recently tested Thunar & Dolphin >> & find that while they claim to handle diskettes, it's not reliable: >> sometimes they do copy or delete files successfully; >> sometimes they say they have, but nothing happens in the drive; >> sometimes they say they can't access the drive at all. >> I've added a line to /etc/fstab : >> '/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy vfat noauto,user 0 0' > I would have thought filesystem 'msdos' would make more sense, > if all your floppies are FAT12. I've changed it, but it doesn't seem to make a difference. Further testing (all under KDE 3.5.6) reveals the following: Krusader needs to be root to write or delete diskette files; Thunar mounts, writes & deletes ok, but there's a 35 sec delay before the drive reacts & to update the file list you have to 'unmount' the device, then reopen it; Dolphin doesn't seem able to handle the diskette drive reliably, but it is still "testing" (Gentoo) & under active development (KDE). For everyday purposes, there's nothing like CLI + Mtools, but I wanted to try out the capabilities of the file managers. Further comments welcome from anyone. -- ========================,,============================================ SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Centre for Urban & Community Studies TRANSIT `-O----------O---' University of Toronto -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
