On Friday 25 January 2002 22:38, you wrote: > My fstab entry looks like this: > /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto > user,iocharset=iso8859-1,umask=0,sync,exec,codepage=850,noauto 0 0 > > -- and it works fine! I opened a terminal, typed mount /mnt/floppy , > did an ls on it, and so on. Could umask be the "missing link"? Is your > user in the "group" with access to the floppy? > > Doug Gough wrote: > > Is it just me, or is floppy disk usage under Linux an unadulterated pain > > in the ass? I'm really not a newbie, but I can't get it done. I've > > formatted it with Gnome Floppy, with a Linux Native (ext2) file system. > > It formats successfully, and then I try to mount it as follows: mount > > /mnt/floppy and I get this message: > > > > mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/fd0, or too many > > mounted file systems. > > > > I've run mke2fs on it, to make sure that the disk has the correct file > > system. That seems to work. I've checked my fstab file, and the floppy > > entry looks like this: > > > > /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto > > user,iocharset=iso8859-1,sync,exec,codepage=850,noauto 0 0 > > > > I don't know alot about this, but from what I've read, this seems like a > > perfectly valid fstab entry for my floppy drive. > > The drive works properly under Windows, and in fact, it seems that I have > > this problem with numerous different Linux computers. I must be doing > > something wrong, and I won't be surprised if it's simple and obvious, but > > I can't figure it out. Please help. > > > > Doug Gough > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
-- My fstab entry includes umask=0 but I've noticed the same pains. Using different floppy drives to no avail. If I want a stable and sure floppy I first go and format it on a DOS box (does it quicker too) or with my Slackware7.1 laptop. I've had the problem since mdk7.2 and tried everything in the book. Good luck, Harm Bathoorn. "Looking for kicks? Try digital Russian Roulette; Use Outlook Express"
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