--- François Patte <francois.patte@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > charles f. zeitler a écrit : > > trying to mount, mount claims > > the device (dev/fd0) is write-protected, > > and cant even read the super block. > > > > trying to format, mkfs is unable to > > open /dev/fd0. > > > > any ideas? > > Your floppy has its write protection on? > > -- > François Patte > UFR de mathématiques et informatique > Université René Descartes > http://www.math-info.univ-paris5.fr/~patte i tried it w/ the slide in both positions. apparently, its the _drive_ that's write protected. charles f zeitler : Do What Thou Wilt : : Shall Be : : The Whole of The Law :
