OK, I used the suggested command: mount -t ext2 /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy and got the system answer: mount point /mnt/floppy does not exist Then I tried: mant -t ext2 /dev/fd0 /media/floppy and got this answer: block device /dev/fd0 is write-protected, mounting read-only mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/fd0, or too many mounted file systems Not much help to a Newbie! Aso tried file permissions as well as all system info I could find on yaST2, to no avail. I wonder if I have to go for a reinstall to fix this, since suse8 doesn't even seem to recognize that I have a floppy drive.
IM On Sunday 28 April 2002 13:41, Net Llama! wrote: > I'm not too surprised that those attempts fail to work, because they > shouldnt' work, they're incorrect syntax. You might want to look at the > man page for mount, but these are both wrong: > /mount /media/floppy > mount /dev/fd0 > > The mount command requires at least 3 parameters, the filesystem type, > device, and mount point. So, assuming that your floppy is formatted for > ext2, the correct command would be: > mount -t ext2 /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy > > Adjust for your own environment. > > Iraj Medifar wrote: > > The floppy must be properly formatted, because it is the one I have some > > personal files saved on and used with suse 7.3 until a couple of days ago > > without any problem. By the way, I have also tried a blank floppy with > > suse 8 just in case something may be wrong with the first one. No > > difference. As to your second question, I have tried "/mount > > /media/floppy", "mount /dev/fd0" and simply clicking the KDE desktop > > floppy icon. None of these works. > > > > IM > > > > On Sunday 28 April 2002 09:08, Net Llama! wrote: > >>Is the floppy formatted with a filesystem? If so, what command are you > >>using to mount the floppy? > >> > >>Iraj Medifar wrote: > >>>Hi everyone: > >>> > >>>I just installed souse 8. Installation went very smoothly and everything > >>>seems to work just fine, except one problem: my floppy drive doesn't > >>>work. When I try to mount it, I get the following message: > >>> > >>>/dev/fd0: Input/output error > >>>mount: block device /dev/fd0 is write-protected, mounting read only > >>>/dev/fd0: Input/output error > >>>mount: I could not determine the file system type, and none was > >>> specified > >>> > >>>I didn't have this problem with souse 7.3 and I am using the same > >>>computer for suse 8. > >>> > >>>Would someone know how I can fix this problem, please? -- Iraj Medifar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
