Can't write to floppy drive.

njbrain · 03-15-2004, 12:26 PM

When I try to write to my floppy drive I just get the error that it is a read-only filesystem.
It is getting me mad, so any help will be greatly appreciated.
Noah

Tinkster · 03-15-2004, 12:33 PM

Please post the output of

cat /etc/fstab | grep \/dev\/fd

Cheers,
Tink

DrOzz · 03-15-2004, 12:34 PM

well is the tab that is phsically located
on the floppy set to be read-only ?!?

and if thats not the case, then can you mount
as root, and have access ?!

njbrain · 03-15-2004, 12:38 PM

No, the disk is set R/W, and I cannot even write as root!?

/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto ro,user,noauto,exec 0 0

Noah

Tinkster · 03-15-2004, 12:40 PM

Heh
CHange the ro to rw ;)

Cheers,
Tink

njbrain · 03-15-2004, 12:45 PM

It still doesn't work!

njbrain · 03-15-2004, 12:47 PM

Works now, I just had to take the floppy line in mtab?!

Tinkster · 03-15-2004, 12:55 PM

Ummm .. .you should have unmounted the floppy? :)

Cheers,
Tink

DrOzz · 03-15-2004, 01:59 PM

yah like Tink said

you probably didn't unmount the device when you change the
ro to rw in the fstab, and then when you tried to write to the drive
(while it was still originally mounted) it did not work (for obvious
reasons) ..
you should have unmounted, changed the line, then remounted the
device ... you shouldn't of had to change anything in the mtab is the
moral of this story

njbrain · 03-15-2004, 02:01 PM

Acually, I tried to unmount the drive, but even as root it said it was unable to. Whatever happened, I don't know, and it really doesn't matter, because it works fine now.
Thanks for your help,
Noah

DrOzz · 03-15-2004, 02:07 PM

well you were probably in the /mnt/floppy folder when trying to umount

or even in a GUI file browser with /mnt/floppy active ....
either way, you can't be in the folder and unmount it as it will not do it ...

but anyways, glad it works