Well an I/O error on a disk is never a good thing ....  what you might want 
to do is try mounting the disk and see how much disk space you have.  To 
mount it do one of the following depending on disk size:

mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt   (for a standard 1.44 MB floppy)
mount -t msdos /dev/fd0u1680 /mnt    (for a 1.68 MB floppy)
mount -t msdos /dev/fd0u1743 /mnt    (for a 1.743 MB floppy)

then run df at the prompt.  If you are using 100% of your floppy that could 
cause an error.  Also it is possible that the disk is not being mounted 
properly (i.e. it is a 1.68 MB floppy and is being mounted as 1.44), or that 
the disk has a bad sector on it (possible but if you are getting the same 
error on 4 different floppies it may not be the case), or that there is 
something amiss with your drive.

A good way to test if it is your drive is to make a copy of the disk and 
then try booting your regular system (don't worry about the multiple errors 
you get), then try modifying the package.  If that works then you know 
something weird is going on with your floppy drive in the LEAF box, and 
should replace it.  At $20 (CDN) it shouldn't be a huge issue.

S


>From: "Kevin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: [Leaf-user] back-up error message via weblet, not via Putty
>Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2002 19:45:13 -0500
>
>I get this error message on the web page when backing up one program only
>(junkbuster):
>
>Jan 3 10:39:08 amberton kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 02:2d (floppy),
>sector 893
>
>The backup scripts do not mention any problems writing to the floppy.
>
>I have replaced the floppy disk 4 times and get the same error message via
>weblet.
>
>Any ideas if this is bad or how to correct?
>
>Thanks
>
>DachStein Dual Floppy version with PPPoP
>
>
>
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