> i put a floppy disc in > it's a windows disc. > i type the following as root:
There's no such thing as a Windows disk :) anyway... > mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/floopy/ -t vfat vfat is for mounting fat32 partitions (or the like). > and it get this message: > > mount: fs type vfat not supported by kernel No support in kernel (or module not loaded) > i get the same message with msdos, and ext ext or ext2. ext is obsolete and antiquated (no longer used) > here's the line in fstab: > /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto users 0 0 Do: # mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy or # mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy specifying just the device and mount point will cause mount to try to autotype the partition (by reading the superblock or header or whatever it does). If it complains then you either don't have support compiled into the kernel or the appropriate module hasn't been loaded. > what'd i do? Make more ext2 floppies.. they're fun :) Cross-platform support can't be guaranteed, however ;) -Statux _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
