floppy drive and FC5

john s. john at johnsdesign.net
Wed Dec 6 18:15:48 UTC 2006


Mike McCarty wrote:
> john s. wrote:
>> oldman wrote:
>>
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>>>>  Odd question; this box has 5 installed, I can't access the floppy
>>>> drive- it doesn't show up when I click on the Computer icon on the
>>>> desktop. I thought the drive might not be connected correctly, since I
>>>> can't remember if the floppy was accessable when I set the box up.  My
>>>> laptop, I orig had 5 loaded (same story with the floppy drive), then
>>>> upgraded to 6; w/6, I can access the floppy drive.
>>>>  I set up a second box w/5 over the weekend; the floppy disappeared
>>>> after running patches and installing programs. Has anyone else 
>>>> seen/have
>>>> this happen? Is there a way to correct things?
>>>>
>>>>                     John
>>>>
>>>>     
>>>
>>> What happens if (as root) you enter
>>>
>>> mount /dev/fd0 /media/<your pre-existing mount-point>
>>>
>>> this mounts the floppy for me.
>>>
>>> Scott
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>> I'm fairly new to linux;  where would I log into root and enter mount?
>
> In any terminal window, use su. Be sure to use the "-" after the command
>
> [jmccarty at Presario-1 0DataSheets]$ su -
> Password:
> [root at Presario-1 root]# pwd
> /root
> [root at Presario-1 root]#
>
>
> Note the difference in the prompt. My "current directory" is now the
> root home directory, and I am root. To get back, use "exit"
>
> [root at Presario-1 root]# exit
>
> Mike
  Thanks; I'm getting mount: /dev/fd0 is not a valid block device.




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