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Mount:Can't find dev/fd0
When I try to access my floppy drive, I get : Could not mount. Mount:can't find dev/fd0 in etc/fstab or mtab. I am currently running Red Hat 6.0 with gnome and kde. Also, how can I access the floppy when I am a user?
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Hey there.
I had a similar problem. First make the mount point dir (the point where Linux will put the files that are on the floppy) For example, /mnt/floppy - it may already be there- check it out in GNOME under LinuxConf > local drives.
I then exited GNOME and was at the command line as root. Then I mounted the floppy as a msdos type first instead of the ext2 (didn't have a Linux formated disk - chicken&egg)
To mount I typed: mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy
and make sure YOU HAVE A DISKETTE IN THE DRIVE (I had an IBM formated -ie msdos)
The floppy drive engages for a few seconds. It should be mounted. I then went back into GNOME, went to LinuxConfig > local drives - and sure enough the floppy was mounted - hot damn!!
Next, You'll need to format a floppy for use with Linux - In GNOME look under the main menu for the KDE options - there is one that says something about floppy. select the ext2 type instead of msdos - press ok. bingo you are ready to role!!!
Good luck,
Ron
I had a similar problem. First make the mount point dir (the point where Linux will put the files that are on the floppy) For example, /mnt/floppy - it may already be there- check it out in GNOME under LinuxConf > local drives.
I then exited GNOME and was at the command line as root. Then I mounted the floppy as a msdos type first instead of the ext2 (didn't have a Linux formated disk - chicken&egg)
To mount I typed: mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy
and make sure YOU HAVE A DISKETTE IN THE DRIVE (I had an IBM formated -ie msdos)
The floppy drive engages for a few seconds. It should be mounted. I then went back into GNOME, went to LinuxConfig > local drives - and sure enough the floppy was mounted - hot damn!!
Next, You'll need to format a floppy for use with Linux - In GNOME look under the main menu for the KDE options - there is one that says something about floppy. select the ext2 type instead of msdos - press ok. bingo you are ready to role!!!
Good luck,
Ron
is on the floppy drive entry in the file /etc/fstab
/dev/fd0 /floppy auto noauto,user 0 0
I like the /floppy as a mount point, but the default location is /mnt/floppy
In either case, as laeuchli said, the directory must exist.