Core4 disallows floppy & Zip access

[taharka]

oldman wrote:

> taharka wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>>> CroombeFP wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have just installed FC4 on a new system using an "everything" 
>>>> install
>>>> option (plenty of HD space). My 3 1/2" floppy and Zip250 drive are 
>>>> both
>>>> listed and have ikons in the "Computer" desktop folder. BUT when I 
>>>> go to
>>>> access either one of these two, I am told that I have not specified 
>>>> the
>>>> file type. I looked in fstab and /media and noted that both devices 
>>>> are
>>>> listed as "auto". System is Asus A7V400-MX + Athlon XP3000 + 1 GBy 
>>>> RAM,
>>>> + 80 GBy HD for / and 20 GBy HD for /home + IBM G70 monitor, + 
>>>> printers
>>>> + scanner + onboard Ethernet (which, obviously) works OK! My USB 
>>>> memory
>>>> stick works just fine but I can't find my camera on one of the USB 
>>>> ports
>>>> (camera is Fuji S602Zoom) when I could under FC3.
>>>>
>>>> What (hopefully simple) solution is there that will let me get 
>>>> access to
>>>> my floppy and Zip back again -- I'm fairly desperate about this as on
>>>> the Zip especially, I have loads of data files which I wish to use 
>>>> on my
>>>> new system to say nothing of downloaded and carefully saved
>>>> applications.
>>>>
>>>> I look forward to solutions to this odd problem.
>>>>
>>>> CroombeFP
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  
>>>>
>>>    This is a known issue and (I presume) is being looked at.  You 
>>> might want to search bugzilla for complete information, but in the 
>>> meantime use the mount command in a terminal. I.E.:
>>>
>>> mount -t vfat /dev/hdb /media/zip
>>>
>>> assuming your zip is at /dev/hdb and that /media/zip exist
>>>
>>> HTH
>>>
>>> Scott
>>>
>> Pardon me for asking but, can't you use the "mount /media/zip" 
>> command or "mount /media/floppy" command in a terminal to achieve the 
>> same effect?
>>
>> taharka
>>
>> Lexington, Kentucky U.S.A.
>>
>    Apparently the auto-detect filesystem does not work and the 
> filesystem must be explicitly asked for.  If all of your zips / 
> floppies are of the same type it might be possible to make an entry in 
> fstab to mount them without the "auto" type, but I haven't tried.
>
> Scott
>
Thanks for the info Scott. I haven't installed fc4 yet (really haven't 
decided if I will) but, this will come in handy for future reference :-)

taharka

Lexington, Kentucky U.S.A.