the correct command is:
mount /dev/fd0 -t vfat /mnt/floppy
this assumes it's a windows formated floppy ( vfat ), and the you want to mount
it on /mnt/floppy (the default on LM and RH). This command also works like this:
mount -t vfat /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy
the /dev/fd0 is the first floppy device. if you had two floppies and you wanted
to mount the second, it would be /dev/fd1
Some file sys types commonly used:
vfat (windows)
msdos
ext2 (linux)
hfs (mac, though I could be wrong)
if you look into /lib/modules/<kernel-version-on-your-box>/fs you will see all
the file system modules available to you system (the default ones from the
stock kernel). Read the kernel doc to find out which ones are read/write and
read only.
As for the error from the icon on the desktop, it has to due with the stock
config from mandrake in the /etc/fstab file. The file sys is set to auto and
has never worked for me. I just set the file sys to the type of floppy I mount
the most, then just mount any other file sys by hand. The line of text below is
from my fstab file for the floppy.
/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy ext2 user,noauto 0 0
device to mount
/dev/fd0
where to mount
/mnt/floppy
file sys type
ext2 (could be vfat if you mount windows disks often)
allow any user to mount umount, and don't mount on boot
user,noauto
I've no idea what this is for
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Hope this helps.
> > could not mount
> >error log:
> > mount you must specify the filesystem type
> > Can anyone help me with this??
>
> mount -f filesystem-type /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy
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