[Bug 593140] Re: Floppy drive stopped recognising media again

2013-12-10 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
[Expired for udisks (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.] ** Changed in: udisks (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Expired -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/593140

[Bug 593140] Re: Floppy drive stopped recognising media again

2013-10-11 Thread DAP
Yes this problem still exists in 13.04. It is an internal floppy. I have been using the following work around: comment out floppy line in /etc/fstab sudo mount -t vfat /dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 read/write floppy as needed before removing floppy: sudo umount /media/floppy0 ** Attachment added:

[Bug 593140] Re: Floppy drive stopped recognising media again

2013-10-11 Thread Phillip Susi
Can you run udisks --mount /dev/fd0? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/593140 Title: Floppy drive stopped recognising media again To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 593140] Re: Floppy drive stopped recognising media again

2013-10-11 Thread DAP
attached ** Attachment added: output_of_udisks_--mount_dev_fd0 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/udisks/+bug/593140/+attachment/3874762/+files/output_of_udisks_--mount_dev_fd0 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 593140] Re: Floppy drive stopped recognising media again

2013-10-11 Thread Phillip Susi
So running udisks --mount works, but clicking on the icon in nautilus does not? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/593140 Title: Floppy drive stopped recognising media again To manage

[Bug 593140] Re: Floppy drive stopped recognising media again

2013-10-11 Thread DAP
Nautilus? Nautilus removed so many features I used I switched to Nemo. Nemo does not show any floppy Icon. I ran Nautilus and yes, clicking on the icon brought up the directory of the floppy, so I guess that is working now. Interesting, now after clicking on the floppy icon in Nautilus, there is

[Bug 593140] Re: Floppy drive stopped recognising media again

2013-10-10 Thread Phillip Susi
If you are still having this problem in 12.04+, please provide the output of udisks --dump. Also is this an internal floppy or a usb floppy? ** Package changed: util-linux (Ubuntu) = udisks (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: udisks (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Incomplete -- You received this bug

[Bug 593140] Re: Floppy drive stopped recognising media again

2012-07-25 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: util-linux (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/593140 Title:

[Bug 593140] Re: Floppy drive stopped recognising media again

2011-06-12 Thread DAP
Every time I go to use the floppy disk, I find it broken and need to hack my system to fix it. I just did a clean install of 11.04, and the first thing I found was that, as Ian pointed out, my user did not have permission to access the floppy drive. But giving my user access did not solve the

[Bug 593140] Re: Floppy drive stopped recognising media again

2011-03-31 Thread Merel
As the French say : Le canard est toujours vivant ! In other words, this bug still confirmed. Sorry, but for anyone who wanted to switch from Windows to Linux for human beings this bug can be a reason to not even attempt any further use of Ubuntu. What kind of operating(?) system is not even

[Bug 593140] Re: Floppy drive stopped recognising media again

2010-09-22 Thread Ian M. Stewart
Laurence Nagel usefully told me: 1. Allow yourself to use the floppy by going to System-Administration-Users and Groups-Advanced Settings-User Privileges and click on Use floppy drives 2. Use the old version of udisks () by going to System-Administration-Synaptic Package Manager, find the udisks

[Bug 593140] Re: Floppy drive stopped recognising media again

2010-06-12 Thread DAP
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/50228013/Dependencies.txt -- Floppy drive stopped recognising media again https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/593140 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --