On Fri, 19 Sep 2003 02:58:49 -0500, "s" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > On Thursday 18 September 2003 08:30 pm, cervixcouch wrote: > > > I've tried "mke2fs /dev/fd0" AND "fdformat /dev/fd0" both of which > > appear to have worked, i.e. no error messages. > > make sure supermount is disabled, and the the floppy isn't mounted. > fdformat first, then mkdosfs. really vfat should be used on > floppies, even if it's for linux files. >
I tried formatting the floppy as a DOS floppy and was able to copy files to it. But why does it make a difference? I formatted my zip drive as ext2 and it works fine. And if/since it does make a difference, why is "Linux" even offered as a file system option in KFloppy? In what situations would that work? -- cervixcouch [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Or how I learned to stop worrying and love email again
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