Guest rhacuna Posted May 21, 2003 Report Share Posted May 21, 2003 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ixthusdan Posted May 21, 2003 Report Share Posted May 21, 2003 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rhacuna Posted May 21, 2003 Report Share Posted May 21, 2003 yes ....yes....even put several floppys..... and in MDK9.0 this work in the same box..... thanks rhacuna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ixthusdan Posted May 21, 2003 Report Share Posted May 21, 2003 Should there be a file system flag in there, like in mine? fs=auto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rhacuna Posted May 21, 2003 Report Share Posted May 21, 2003 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannonfodder Posted May 22, 2003 Report Share Posted May 22, 2003 Did you get all the latest 9.1 updates and then try supermount? My floppy works fine.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rhacuna Posted May 22, 2003 Report Share Posted May 22, 2003 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Germ Posted May 26, 2003 Report Share Posted May 26, 2003 create the directory /mnt/floppy use this in fstab: /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto user,iocharset=iso8859-1,umask=0,sync,exec,codepage=850,noauto 0 0 That should work. :wink: /germ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rhacuna Posted May 29, 2003 Report Share Posted May 29, 2003 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... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted May 29, 2003 Report Share Posted May 29, 2003 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmpatrick Posted May 29, 2003 Report Share Posted May 29, 2003 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rhacuna Posted May 30, 2003 Report Share Posted May 30, 2003 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmpatrick Posted May 30, 2003 Report Share Posted May 30, 2003 Try removing the drive and cleaning it with some compressed air. You'd be surprised how much dust collects there. Also, per the above post, check your cabling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted May 30, 2003 Report Share Posted May 30, 2003 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stodge Posted June 18, 2003 Report Share Posted June 18, 2003 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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