First, is the floppy formatted VFAT, or ext2? Now, proceed: 1) at a console, type "mount -t VFAT /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy" (replace "VFAT" with "ext2" if your floppy is formatted ext2) 2) now browse the /mnt/floppy directory and you should see all the files on your floppy. If you see the files, then all worked well. HTH, Matt >From: Michelle Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [newbie] Floppy drive problems >Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 01:14:18 -0500 > >Just in the last few days I have not been able to mount my floppy drive. I >can >still mount my cdrom drive but not the floppy drive. I get a message that >says >"mount: you must specify the filesystem type." I am running Mandrake 6.0. > >Do I have to reinstall, or is there another way to fix this? I was trying >to >back up a few files to a floppy when I started to have problems. > >Michelle > >-- >"Just because kittens are born in the hearth oven, that doesn't make them >muffins." Kahlan Amnell in _Temple of the Winds_ by Terry Goodkind. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
