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Mount floppy disk drive.
I am the beginner of Linux.
I installed mandrake's linux 6.0 in my computer. When I go into the kde-windows manager and double click the "Floppy" icon on the desktop, the following message appeared:
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Could not mount
Error log
mount wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/fd0, or too many mounted file systems
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Actually, I can use the utility inside the kde to format a floppy to a linux supported format.
What does this message mean and what is the most possible cause for appearing this message ??
Thanx !!
Raymond
I installed mandrake's linux 6.0 in my computer. When I go into the kde-windows manager and double click the "Floppy" icon on the desktop, the following message appeared:
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Could not mount
Error log
mount wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/fd0, or too many mounted file systems
----
Actually, I can use the utility inside the kde to format a floppy to a linux supported format.
What does this message mean and what is the most possible cause for appearing this message ??
Thanx !!
Raymond
packratt_jk
have you tried using a different disk
Make sure that the autofs daemon is running at boot. also check permission on the mount and make sure the user has permissions to rwe on the mounted volume. Also try different disks....can it mount formatted with FAT? I believe the mount that comes standard with KDE on the desktop for floppies defaults to FAT. Hope this helps.
Before you can mount a floppy disk drive you must insert a disk.
can you mount in a terminal???
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Dear sirwinston:
Do I need to unmount the floppy each time when I remove the disk from the drive ??
And do I need to mount the floppy again when I insert a disk to the drive ??
What does "second click" mean ??
Thanx very much !!
Raymond
Do I need to unmount the floppy each time when I remove the disk from the drive ??
And do I need to mount the floppy again when I insert a disk to the drive ??
What does "second click" mean ??
Thanx very much !!
Raymond
You don't "need" to do anything, but it would be wise to unmount a disk that does not exist. Bad things might happen when you try to acces the disk that's not mounted. Ever try to access the contents of a floppy when you have removed the floppy from the drive on a Windows machine? It's the same deal here. Windows and Linux don't automatically mount a floppy when you insert it. You have to run a command to moun the sucker. In our case- click on the icon which in turn runs a few commands. On a Mac, it's different. The mount command is invoked right after you stick the floppy into the drive.
Now if you have removed a floppy from the drive that's been mounted already, and stick the same floppy back in, and try to access the contents, (in that order of course) things will be OK. As long as you don't try to acces the contents of the floppy when you've removed it.
I say second-click almost synonmously as right-click. UNIX and Linux systems have mice with three buttons rather than two on Windows, (number three being in the middle button). When I said second click the floppy icon, I meant right-click it to give you a menu. One of the options on the menu is to unmount. Have fun.
Now if you have removed a floppy from the drive that's been mounted already, and stick the same floppy back in, and try to access the contents, (in that order of course) things will be OK. As long as you don't try to acces the contents of the floppy when you've removed it.
I say second-click almost synonmously as right-click. UNIX and Linux systems have mice with three buttons rather than two on Windows, (number three being in the middle button). When I said second click the floppy icon, I meant right-click it to give you a menu. One of the options on the menu is to unmount. Have fun.