Robert Fox wrote on Thu, Oct 31, 2002 at 10:49:14AM +0100 :
> 
> So the question is, why does a standard install of Mandrake install an
> entry in /etc/fstab for a floppy device when there is none on a
> notebook.  This causes KDE to hang horribly when browsing the local /mnt
> directory.

The question is, does the BIOS make the floppy appear even though
there's nothing connected to it.  That's the answer to your question.

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