In terminal, try unmounting the device... it may not have been unmounted for
some reason.
umount /dev/fd0
then try the mount command again, and see what happens.
--Greg
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marco Kwan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> the following is what it says. hope its of help
>
> mount: /dev/fd0 already mounted or /mnt/floppy busy
> mount: according to mtab, /mnt/floppy is already mounted on /mnt/floppy
> [root@localhost ketchup]#
>
> On Fri, 20 Oct 2000, you wrote:
> > Are you using the icon on the desktop? Maybe the auto-mount ain't
workin'
> > quite right.
> >
> > In terminal, su to root, and type:
> >
> > mount -t vfat /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy
> >
> > then cd to /mnt/floppy and ls.
> >
> > If it stalls in terminal there's something else wrong. But if it works,
then
> > your auto-mount is broken.
> >
> > --Greg
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Marco Kwan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> >
> > > hi I'm also having problems with the floppy drive. Whenever I try to
use
> > it,
> > > and access it through the desktop, it stalls too... The window just
says
> > that
> > > it's working and stays like that for a long time, with no end in
sight.
> > Can
> > > anyone help me with this? Thanks
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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