hi, is the floppy-disk "write protected" ?
# LANG=C mount -t vfat /dev/fd0 /mnt/ mount: block device /dev/fd0 is write-protected, mounting read-only -- shrek-m Florez, Nestor schrieb: > OK, I can see the floppy now but I can not write to it > although I am given the command: > mount -t vfat /dev/fd0 /media/floppy -o rw > > Am I doing it wrong? > > Nestor :-) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Florez, Nestor > Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 2:10 PM > To: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (Tikanga) discussion mailing-list > Subject: RE: [rhelv5-list] Floppy problem > > > My fstab shows > /dev/fd0 /media/floppy auto exec,noauto 0 0 > > After doing '#mount -a' to mount the floppy, this is > what I get from webmin > /media/floppy Unknown Type Floppy disk 0 No Yes > > Is this the way it should be? > > I have a floppy that I wrote a file to in my RHEL 4 and > my RHEL 5 machine does not see it. > > Thanks, > > Néstor :-) > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 12:39 PM > To: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (Tikanga) discussion mailing-list > Subject: Re: [rhelv5-list] Floppy problem > > > Florez, Nestor schrieb: > >> People, >> >> I do not remember if I asked this question(long weekend) >> but I am having problems getting RHEL 5 to see the floppy >> diskette on the floppy drive. My RHEL 4 machine can see the >> floppy without me having to do anything. >> >> How can I make my RHEL 5 see my floppy? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Néstor :-) >> > > if your /mnt is not in use and it is /dev/fd0 > # mount /dev/fd0 /mnt > > and umount > # umount /dev/fd0 > > _______________________________________________ rhelv5-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list
