Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-utils
10.04 If you fix the permissions on floppy drive use and then revert to an old version of Udisks (you have to do all of this to even get floppy access period), you can them format a floppy in Disk Utility as long as the disk has an existing recognized format. In other words, floppy use in 10.04 is broken and must be fixed before attempting to access a floppy in Nautilus. Once you get access working, you can use Disk Utility to format floppies (as long as you use "Format Volume" instead of "Format Disk" since it craps out). But, if you have a floppy that does not have a recognizable format (such as when you erase a disk with a magnet), "Disk Utility" cannot successfully format the floppy. In other words, someone needs to address floppy use in Ubuntu. It hasn't worked correctly for several releases. It does not work in 10.10 either. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1569234&page=3 ** Affects: gnome-utils (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Disk Utility Floppy Formatting https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/640060 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-utils in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
