In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Philip Webb wrote: > 070411 David W Noon wrote: >> In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Philip Webb wrote: [snip] >>> I've added a line to /etc/fstab : >>> '/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy vfat noauto,user 0 0' >> I would have thought filesystem 'msdos' would make more sense, >> if all your floppies are FAT12. > > I've changed it, but it doesn't seem to make a difference. > > Further testing (all under KDE 3.5.6) reveals the following: > Krusader needs to be root to write or delete diskette files;
Try adding umask=000 to your options list in /etc/fstab, just after "user". This allows world write on all files and directories, just like FAT12 has always permitted. Take a look at man 8 mount and examine the section headed "Mount options for fat". This offers other options that allow you a less promiscuous approach to the security of the data on your FAT floppies. > Thunar mounts, writes & deletes ok, > but there's a 35 sec delay before the drive reacts > & to update the file list you have to 'unmount' the device, then reopen > it; That's the filesystem driver caching the data. Moreover, it looks like Thunar might be using mtools behind the scenes. > Dolphin doesn't seem able to handle the diskette drive reliably, > but it is still "testing" (Gentoo) & under active development (KDE). I avoid unstable packages, especially when I am experimenting with hardware and operating system configurations. -- Regards Dave [RLU#314465] ====================================================== [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David W Noon) ====================================================== -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
