Re: [newbie] floppy error
On Sunday 06 March 2005 3:42 pm, Chris wrote: Mar 6 17:35:17 cpollock kernel: VFS: Can't find ext2 filesystem on dev fd0. Mar 6 17:35:17 cpollock kernel: FAT: invalid media value (0xf6) Mar 6 17:35:17 cpollock kernel: VFS: Can't find a valid FAT filesystem on dev fd0. Mar 6 17:35:17 cpollock kernel: VFS: Can't find ext2 filesystem on dev fd0. Mar 6 17:35:17 cpollock kernel: FAT: invalid media value (0xf6) Mar 6 17:35:17 cpollock kernel: VFS: Can't find a valid FAT filesystem on dev fd0. This is a bug in 10.1. Mandrake setup 10.1 to use udev, but left some programs out on the lurch, like floppy formatting. I gave up on trying to get it right, I just used a flaptop I have to format the floppies for me. Rob -- Linux User #183693 http://counter.li.org/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] floppy error
On Sunday 06 March 2005 06:32 pm, Rob Blomquist wrote: On Sunday 06 March 2005 3:42 pm, Chris wrote: Mar 6 17:35:17 cpollock kernel: VFS: Can't find ext2 filesystem on dev fd0. Mar 6 17:35:17 cpollock kernel: FAT: invalid media value (0xf6) Mar 6 17:35:17 cpollock kernel: VFS: Can't find a valid FAT filesystem on dev fd0. Mar 6 17:35:17 cpollock kernel: VFS: Can't find ext2 filesystem on dev fd0. Mar 6 17:35:17 cpollock kernel: FAT: invalid media value (0xf6) Mar 6 17:35:17 cpollock kernel: VFS: Can't find a valid FAT filesystem on dev fd0. This is a bug in 10.1. Mandrake setup 10.1 to use udev, but left some programs out on the lurch, like floppy formatting. I gave up on trying to get it right, I just used a flaptop I have to format the floppies for me. Rob Thanks Rob, maybe Mandrake figured the floppy is a dead horse? Guess I'll stick to preformated floppy's from Wal-Mart then for anything I have to transport to work. -- Chris Registered Linux User 283774 http://counter.li.org 20:16:13 up 10 days, 22:53, 1 user, load average: 0.61, 0.73, 0.62 Mandrake Linux 10.1 Official, kernel 2.6.8.1-12mdk It's all magic. :-) -- Larry Wall in [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
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
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
