--- Keith Powell <keith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I have installed FC5 with the KDE desktop. It's a > very good > distribution and I am very pleased with it. > > However, I need to be able to occasionally use > floppy disks and I > can't get them to mount. Inserting a floppy, > clicking on the desktop > "System" icon, going to Storage Media and clicking > on the floppy disk > icon, brings up an error message that it can't be > mounted. Neither > does it automatically mount when a floppy disk is > loaded (in case it > should!). > > I have tried going to the icon's properties and > experimenting with > various mount points, but it's still the same. i > have tried selecting > "automatically mount" but nothing. > > Then I created a desktop link to the floppy device. > It still didn't > mount. Again, I tried pointing the link to various > device mount > points (guessing where to point it!), but nothing. > > 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. > > If this has been asked before and answered, sorry > for asking it again, > but I can't find it in the mailing list or forum > archives. > > Many thanks > > Keith > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > Hopefully, gnome-libs or other dependencies are present in your system. Fireup a terminal and do $ gnome-mount -d /dev/fd0 This should mount your floppy and create the mount point /media/floppy. To unmount $ gnome-mount -u /dev/fd0 If this fails, then become superuser, su - and put in your password # mkdir -p /media/floppy *could be /mnt/floppy * depends on your preferences # mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /media/flopppy and this also mounts it. To unmount # umount /media/floppy Regards, Antonio __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
