Jump to content

Mounting floppy in 9.1


Guest rhacuna
 Share

Recommended Posts

Guest rhacuna

Yes, I disable supermount only for the floppy with:

 

supermount -i -m=/mnt/floppy disable

mount -a -o remount

 

this write a new line in /etc/fstab for the floppy, like this:

" /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto codepage=850,sync,unhide,noauto,iocharset=iso8859-15,nosuid,umask=0,user,nodev 0 0 "

 

Put an icon in my KDE 3.1 desktop for the floppy....when clik on it....

a window open and say " Mounting /dev/fd0 Origen: /mnt/floppy"

after about 30 sec. this windows close and an error windows open wich reads:

 

can't mount device /dev/fd0: Input/ouput error

mount: can't find type of file system and none especified

 

any help .....??

Thanks any way..... rhacuna.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I think that when you mount a drive, you are really mounting a file system. So something has to be there. Are you sticking a floppy in the drive?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Guest rhacuna

nope....

 

think the fs=auto, in the fstab line for the floppy, is used only with supermount....like this:

 

none /mnt/floppy supermount dev=/dev/fd0,fs=auto.................

 

if not using supermount the line look like this:

 

/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto codepage=850,.........................

 

for an automatic file system detection in the floppydrive

 

any way, put a fs=auto in the non supermount line generate the error

 

" fs=auto no know filesystem"

 

By the way, supermount don't work. This is why I try to mount unmount manually the floppy....without success......

 

Thanks.

 

rhacuna

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Guest rhacuna

yes...........my Mandrake Update say no new packages needed.....

drakconf and drakxtools updated.........

 

I can't do a boot floppy..........

I can't mount/unmount floppy.......

supermount never work here.....

manual mount/unmount work in 9.0 but not now in 9.1......

maybe hardware???

 

this is a Compaq presario 1692 Laptop

AMD K6-II @450MHz, 96MB Ram, HD IDE Type 40, 6GB.

KDE3.1.0

 

Thanks for any help....

 

rhacuna.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Guest rhacuna

Thanks Germ..........but don't work.

 

/mnt/Floppy is there....no need to create it.

 

my fstab line is very similar to yours.....

 

any way, i test your fstab line for /dev/fd0...

 

No success, same error.....

 

Try with another user, and with root user.........same error....

 

Think I need to reinstall MDK9.1.............or any other idea?......

 

Thanks...

Link to comment
Share on other sites

a few things: make sure the floppy's you are using are good and also are formatted. open up the system and make sure all the cables are secure. heck, might as well pull them out and push them back in while you're in there. and lastly, borrow someones floppy drive (that you know works), stick it in and see if it works. if it does, then it's your floppy. if it doesn't, it's either something wrong in linux or something wrong on your mobo.

 

these are just regular trouble shooting steps, doesn't mean any of them are definite fixes.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Formatting of floppies must be done when they are not mounted. Try formatting a floppy in linux by placing a floppy in the drive, do not mount and run the following as root:

 

# mkfs -t msdos /dev/fd0 1440

 

The advantage of doing so in console is you will get more thorough error messages. If it can't format a floppy, I would suspect a hardware problem. It certainly can't have anything to do with fstab since it isn't mounted. Report back any error messages.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Guest rhacuna

mmmmmmh..... pmpatrick seems you have a good point here....

 

The answer to mkfs -t msdos /dev/fd0 1440 was:

 

mkfs.msdos 2.8 (28 Feb 2001)

Warning: block count mismatch: found 0 but assuming 1440.

mkfs.msdos: unable to get diskette geometry for '/dev/fd0'

 

this look like a failure in the floppy drive hardware .....

 

Thanks to all for the good help.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Formatting of floppies must be done when they are not mounted. Try formatting a floppy in linux by placing a floppy in the drive, do not mount and run the following as root:

 

# mkfs -t msdos /dev/fd0 1440

 

The advantage of doing so in console is you will get more thorough error messages. If it can't format a floppy, I would suspect a hardware problem. It certainly can't have anything to do with fstab since it isn't mounted. Report back any error messages.

that seems like a good tip...maybe you should stick it in the tips & tricks forum?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 3 weeks later...
Guest stodge

Sorry to resurrect an older thread.

 

I'm having the exact same problem. I know the drive and floppy disk are fine, as they work under Windows. I just can't get Mdk 9.1 to mount or even format a floppy.

 

I didn't see any errors in /var/log/messages about fd0.

 

Any other suggestions?

 

Thanks

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
 Share

×
×
  • Create New...