[vox-tech] Floppy Drive Won't Mount

[Geoffrey Herteg]

David,

The floppy device should be /dev/fd0 instead of /dev/id0.  Can you check
/etc/fstab for a line that looks similar to this one?

/dev/fd0        /mnt/floppy     auto    	defaults,user,noauto
^^device		^^mountpoint	^^fs type	^^options

- Geoffrey

begin  DavidCraig@pia.ca.gov quotation:
> I am running Mandrake 8.2 and had it installed by LERT.  I am unable to get
> it to read the floppy disk drive.  Each time I try I get this message:
> 
>      mount:/dev/id0;unknown device
> 
> Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> TIA
> 
> 
> 
> D. H. Craig, CSM
> 
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