--- KMReid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I�m trying to create a floppy boot disk using > Drakfloppy. A new floppy is already inserted in the > drive. When Build Disk is selected, the error is: > �Be sure media is present for /dev/fd0�. Then when > OK > is selected, the error message is: �no medium for > /dev/fd0 please insert one�. > > When trying to use the KDE Floppy Formatter there is > a > error message: �Cannot format: /dev/fd0u1440 > /dev/fd0u1440: Read-only file system�. > > Any help appreciated, thanks. > > Abit KG7; Athlon 1.4Ghz; 512MB Mwave DDR memory; IBM > 40G HDD; TEAC 3.5 inch 1.44MB floppy drive. > Mandrake > 8.2 �recommended� installation upgrade from 8.1.
UPDATE: Thank you Dennis Myers and Damian G. for your responses. As it turns out, it was a bad floppy drive. I swapped in a new one and all is well. KR __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com
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