> 
> Not sure, I used a script to create the floppy. Is there a way to tell? Can
> I just unmount rfd0 (floppy drive) ? Or is that going to leave a file open
> still?

Well, if you have a file open or are CDed into a directory on the floppy,
it won't let you umount it.  It will tell you it is busy.

////jerry

> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jerry McAllister" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Terry Cooper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 7:58 AM
> Subject: Re: floppy device busy
> 
> 
> > >
> > > I was trying to create a bootable floppy from using a script I found
> from
> > > http://www.svbug.com/developer/documentation/handbook/handbook139.html
> > >
> > > and well it failed. Big newbie surprize. grrrrrrrrrr. Well now I get
> this
> > > error after I modified the script.
> > >
> > > fdformat: /dev/fd0: Device busy
> > > Bad floppy, please use a newone
> >
> > Were you CDed to something on the floppy or did you have some file
> > there open?
> >
> > ////jerry

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