Re: [SLE] Cannot mount floppy in 8.0
Had the directory, but tried the mount from the console with your parameters and it worked. The fstab entry I copied from my laptop is /dev/fd0 /media/floppy auto noauto,usr,sync 0 0=20 which does not work. What should this be then if it works with your mount command from the console? Thanks Art On Monday 29 April 2002 07:47, Jerry Feldman wrote:
Make sure you have a directory, (/media/floppy is where SuSE 7.3 puts it). Insert a readable floppy. Then as root: mount -t vfat /dev/fd0 /media/floppy If this works, then there is a problem with your fstab entry which can be easily corrected.
If it does not work, the error message should possibly point you to the problem.
On 27 Apr 2002 at 10:19, Art Fore wrote:
When I click the floppy icon on the desktop, I get an error that
/dev/floppy
not found in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab. If I try to mount through conto= l center, block devices, by right-clicking on the fd0 entry, get fd0
invalid
block device. Entry was not in /etc/fstab so I added it, copying from
other
computer. Still no results. This worked without a problem in 7.3 and
floppy
works in Windows and works on laptop. Have any ideas on this?
Art
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Turns out the "usr" was already "user". Typo when copying I guess, anyhow, when I click on the floppy icon, I get Could not mount device. The reported error was: mount: can't find /floppy in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab. When I check the properties in the icon, the device is listed is fd0 which by the way, is also in the /dev directory also. /media/floppy also exists, but there is no /floppy in the fstab, only the line with the /dev/fd0 /media/floppy etc. Sure does not make sense to me. Art On Monday 29 April 2002 09:06, Anders Johansson wrote:
On Monday 29 April 2002 18:05, Art Fore wrote:
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy auto noauto,usr,sync 0 0=20
The "usr" should be "user". The =20 shouldn't be there at all.
Anders
On Monday 29 April 2002 18:53, Art Fore wrote:
Turns out the "usr" was already "user". Typo when copying I guess, anyhow, when I click on the floppy icon, I get Could not mount device. The reported error was: mount: can't find /floppy in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab. When I check the properties in the icon, the device is listed is fd0 which by the way, is also in the /dev directory also. /media/floppy also exists, but there is no /floppy in the fstab, only the line with the /dev/fd0 /media/floppy etc.
Sure does not make sense to me.
Art
I suggest you remove the icon, then right-click on the desktop and select "create new" -> "Floppy device". You should be able to select "/dev/fd0 (/media/floppy)" from the drop down on the "Device" tab. Anders
Deleting the incon and creating new fixed it. Thanks. Now xconsole come up with insmod: insmod: a module named st already exists when a boot. Is this related to floppy or is it coincidense? Art On Monday 29 April 2002 10:09, Anders Johansson wrote:
On Monday 29 April 2002 18:53, Art Fore wrote:
Turns out the "usr" was already "user". Typo when copying I guess,
anyhow,
when I click on the floppy icon, I get Could not mount device. The
reported
error was: mount: can't find /floppy in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab. When
I
check the properties in the icon, the device is listed is fd0 which by
the
way, is also in the /dev directory also. /media/floppy also exists,
but
there is no /floppy in the fstab, only the line with the /dev/fd0 /media/floppy etc.
Sure does not make sense to me.
Art
I suggest you remove the icon, then right-click on the desktop and select "create new" -> "Floppy device". You should be able to select "/dev/fd0 (/media/floppy)" from the drop down on the "Device" tab.
Anders
On Monday 29 April 2002 21:10, Art Fore wrote:
Deleting the incon and creating new fixed it. Thanks. Now xconsole come up with insmod: insmod: a module named st already exists when a boot.
Is this related to floppy or is it coincidense?
Art
The message is just informational, not an error. It says that a program tried to load the "st" module, but it was already loaded. st is the driver for a SCSI Tape device. I don't think it has anything to do with your floppy drive. Anders
Try the command (as a user) from a terminal window: mount /media/floppy If that works, then your fstab is correct and your icon needs to be fixed. On 29 Apr 2002 at 9:53, Art Fore wrote:
Turns out the "usr" was already "user". Typo when copying I guess, anyhow, when I click on the floppy icon, I get Could not mount device. The reported error was: mount: can't find /floppy in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab. When I check the properties in the icon, the device is listed is fd0 which by the way, is also in the /dev directory also. /media/floppy also exists, but there is no /floppy in the fstab, only the line with the /dev/fd0 /media/floppy etc.
Sure does not make sense to me.
Art
On Monday 29 April 2002 09:06, Anders Johansson wrote:
On Monday 29 April 2002 18:05, Art Fore wrote:
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy auto noauto,usr,sync 0 0=20
The "usr" should be "user". The =20 shouldn't be there at all.
Anders
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