Lists wrote: > Hi All, > > Any help with the below would be great. > I added an entry into my "stab file" while in root. It was to activate a usb > floppy drive. Now I can no longer boot up normally into linux but am told I > have a file system error and I can hear the usb floppy drive being > activated. I think fedora is looking for a linux file system on a floppy > disk. It is giving me choices to do a repair of the file system or just > reboot which only brings me back round to the same situation again. I really > need to edit the stab file but can't get access to it as everything seems to > be "read only". Not even sure if I can locate the Stab file in this root > environment. > I tried unplugging the USB floppy and restarting the computer but still no > success. > Here is the line I entered in the stab file: > /dev/sda /mnt/usbfd auto n > > Many thanks for any help. > > Paul. > > What is the complete fstab line? More specifically, are you using the noauto option? (You are only showing n of the options section.) As a quick fix, so you can boot for now, boot with a good floppy in the drive. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!