Re: [newbie] Floppy error: Read-only file system
--- KMReid [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Im trying to create a floppy boot disk using Drakfloppy. A new floppy is already inserted in the drive. When Build Disk is selected, the error is: Be sure media is present for /dev/fd0. Then when OK is selected, the error message is: no medium for /dev/fd0 please insert one. When trying to use the KDE Floppy Formatter there is a error message: Cannot format: /dev/fd0u1440 /dev/fd0u1440: Read-only file system. Any help appreciated, thanks. Abit KG7; Athlon 1.4Ghz; 512MB Mwave DDR memory; IBM 40G HDD; TEAC 3.5 inch 1.44MB floppy drive. Mandrake 8.2 recommended installation upgrade from 8.1. UPDATE: Thank you Dennis Myers and Damian G. for your responses. As it turns out, it was a bad floppy drive. I swapped in a new one and all is well. KR __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Floppy error: Read-only file system
Im trying to create a floppy boot disk using Drakfloppy. A new floppy is already inserted in the drive. When Build Disk is selected, the error is: Be sure media is present for /dev/fd0. Then when OK is selected, the error message is: no medium for /dev/fd0 please insert one. When trying to use the KDE Floppy Formatter there is a error message: Cannot format: /dev/fd0u1440 /dev/fd0u1440: Read-only file system. Any help appreciated, thanks. Abit KG7; Athlon 1.4Ghz; 512MB Mwave DDR memory; IBM 40G HDD; TEAC 3.5 inch 1.44MB floppy drive. Mandrake 8.2 recommended installation upgrade from 8.1. __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Floppy error: Read-only file system
On Fri, 24 May 2002 20:38:46 -0700 (PDT) KMReid [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I_m trying to create a floppy boot disk using Drakfloppy. A new floppy is already inserted in the drive. When Build Disk is selected, the error is: _Be sure media is present for /dev/fd0_. Then when OK is selected, the error message is: _no medium for /dev/fd0 please insert one_. When trying to use the KDE Floppy Formatter there is a error message: _Cannot format: /dev/fd0u1440 /dev/fd0u1440: Read-only file system_. Any help appreciated, thanks. Abit KG7; Athlon 1.4Ghz; 512MB Mwave DDR memory; IBM 40G HDD; TEAC 3.5 inch 1.44MB floppy drive. Mandrake 8.2 _recommended_ installation upgrade from 8.1. uhm.. did you check the floppy's read-only lock ? Damian Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Floppy error: Read-only file system
On Friday 24 May 2002 10:38 pm, you wrote: Im trying to create a floppy boot disk using Drakfloppy. A new floppy is already inserted in the drive. When Build Disk is selected, the error is: Be sure media is present for /dev/fd0. Then when OK is selected, the error message is: no medium for /dev/fd0 please insert one. When trying to use the KDE Floppy Formatter there is a error message: Cannot format: /dev/fd0u1440 /dev/fd0u1440: Read-only file system. Any help appreciated, thanks. Abit KG7; Athlon 1.4Ghz; 512MB Mwave DDR memory; IBM 40G HDD; TEAC 3.5 inch 1.44MB floppy drive. Mandrake 8.2 recommended installation upgrade from 8.1. __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com You probably need to go into Userdrake and add floppy to your personnal access. In KDE it is ConfigurationotherUserdrake just in case you don't know where to look. HTH -- Dennis M. linux user #180842 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
