Can't mount a floppy disk

[Keith Powell]

On Sunday 27 August 2006 11:04 am, Steve Searle wrote:
> Around 10:36am on Sunday, August 27, 2006 (UK time), Keith Powell 
scrawled:
> > I can format a floppy, it's just that I can't mount it.
> >
> > I'm lost and would appreciate it if someone would kindly point me
> > in the right direction.
>
> Its a long time since I've done this, and there is probably a
> slicker method, but this will work.
>
> mkdir /home/keith/floppy
>
> then as root,
>
> mount /dev/fd0 /home/keith/floppy
>
> when you have finished,
>
> umount /dev/fd0
>
> as root, will unmount it.
>

Thanks for the information, Steve.

I didn't have a chance of trying it yesterday, but hope to be able to 
do so later today.

Cheers

Keith