LinuxQuestions.org
Review your favorite Linux distribution.
Go Back   LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - General
User Name
Password
Linux - General This Linux forum is for general Linux questions and discussion.
If it is Linux Related and doesn't seem to fit in any other forum then this is the place.

Notices


Reply
  Search this Thread
Old 02-07-2002, 11:59 PM   #1
wsimmons
LQ Newbie
 
Registered: Sep 2001
Posts: 10

Rep: Reputation: 0
Angry Can't consistantly read/write my floppy


There is something very wrong with the way my RH7.0 /Gnome machine is accessing my floppy drive. Even running as root, I seem to have only one opportunity to write a file to the disk after the computer is booted up (the floppy is mounted at boot; it's listed in my fstabs file). The fisrt time that I use the floppy either to read or write from a terminal or a Gnome window (ie. Gnotepad, the Home directory, or the floppy directory window) everything seems to work fine. However if the disk is removed (ie. to be taken to another computer to print out the file) and then placed back into the RH machine I can no longer read the contents of the disk, let alone write to the disk. Gnotepad won't write to it. If I mount it again from the terminal (mount -w -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy/) the terminal squaks that the disk is already mounted...BUT now I can read the contents from the terminal or from Gnome window. However I still can't save to the disk either from Gnotepad, dragging and dropping a file to the floppy, or through the terminal. The error states that the disk is a read only device?!? How do I fix this? This process seems to be very inconsistant and makes the OS of less value.
A point of interest: Many individuals are looking to an alternative to Windows. They don't want an adventure in an operating system. The basic Windows product sucks, but it is more friendly and usable than Linux. If Linux wants the general OS market (or a bigger share of it) the people who develop the distribution need (I can't stress this word enough...NEED) to think; plug and play installation, simple steps to carry out processes, only include the highest of quality applications, set standards for the programs (cut out the crappy stuff),cut the multitude of programs that do essentially the same thing, and anarchy in a corporation equals failure. There can be a number of rationale to counter to above points; the bottom line is if the people at RH want to continue to have a job they need to meet the consumers' needs. The consumer doesn't want a hassle. :smash:
 
Old 02-08-2002, 01:36 AM   #2
linuxcool
LQ Addict
 
Registered: Jun 2001
Posts: 1,183

Rep: Reputation: 47
You don't want to have your floppy mounted at boot up. My line for my floppy looks like this:

/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy vfat noauto,rw,user 0 0

The noauto prevents it from being mounted at boot up.

When you go to use a floppy, make sure the write protect tab is set so that you can write to it. Insert floppy then run mount /mnt/floppy. When you are done writing to the disk and you want to remove it, you first unmount the floppy. Like this umount /mnt/floppy. Then you can remove the floppy.
 
  


Reply


Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off



Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Mounted read-write Fat32 partition suddenly becomes read-only?? hohead Linux - General 8 04-05-2007 12:17 PM
Read write problem on CD-RW and floppy in FC4 anthonyt Fedora 1 10-28-2005 02:21 AM
Example share in smb.conf doesn't work - read/write vs read only kleptophobiac Linux - Networking 0 09-01-2004 07:14 PM
Open office read only, K-write read/write mode lwtvh Linux - Newbie 1 07-19-2003 11:33 AM
Change from Read only to Read Write File System? justiceisblind Linux - Newbie 3 03-03-2002 07:23 PM

LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - General

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:56 AM.

Main Menu
Advertisement
My LQ
Write for LQ
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute content, let us know.
Main Menu
Syndicate
RSS1  Latest Threads
RSS1  LQ News
Twitter: @linuxquestions
Open Source Consulting | Domain Registration