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Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Problem mounting floppy
  • From: s-clarob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 13:55:55 +0000 (UTC)
  • Message-id: <5.2.0.9.0.20030506145308.00a15ec0@xxxxxxxxxxx>
open a terminal session

make sure /media/floppy does actually exists as a directory

then

making sure your not in the /media/floppy directroy

mount -t vfat /dev/fd0 /media/floppy

the vfat file system should work for windows formatted floppys and older dos formatted floppys.

Rob.


At 14:49 06/05/2003 +0100, you wrote:

----- Original Message -----
From: <s-clarob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <suse-linux-uk-schools@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 2:43 PM
Subject: Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Problem mounting floppy


> Have you tried mounting the floppy specifying the mount point and fs type?
> I.E. not relying on the fstab
>
> Robin

How would I do that? I have a shortcut on the desktop that includes this
info, is this what you are suggesting?

Adrian



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