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What file is it I have to edit to get root to show up on the logon gui? I know the risks, etc but I want it there.
Question 2:
I have just done a fresh Knoppix install and I cant seem to access the floppy drive. When I click on it, I can hear it trying to access the floppy but it comes up with error file:/mnt/floppy doesnt exist.
I know the FDD works coz I used it about 3 hours ago in XP...
Q1
It depends on the login manager. Do you run kdm or gdm?
Q2
Check if /mnt/floppy exists in your system. If it exists look if it's readable for you (right click, Properties, Permissions, look what's set for other users). If it all seems correct look into /etc/fstab. Find line with /mnt/floppy and post it.
Originally posted by hongman I think I am using kdm?
In this case it's easiest to run KDE Control Center, then System Administration, Login Manager. Switch to Users tab. Click on the Administrator mode button, enter root password and then change what you need. When you're at this point you should clearly see it.
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/mnt/floppy does exist on my system. All the Permissions tas are greyed out and say 'link'.
Run
mount /floppy
as your user (from a terminal etc). The floppy should be now accessible - it's mountable by user. To stop using it run
umount /floppy
If I remember correctly the drive stays locked until you do it.
If you want it to mount automatically, there's a way for sure, but the one I think of is for sure not the easiest one. Maybe someone will come by and post it.
Anyways, I got to the bit you said, which I had navigated to before anyhows. But I cant see anything obvious. I was expecting maybe a button named 'Add USer' or something similar? I just get a page that lists details about System ID's, Hidden Users and stuf like that...am i missing the obvious?
I went to terminal and typed mount /floppy and then I stuck a disk in, clicked on the desktop icon and a blank window came up (as if there was nothing on the disk). I created a blank text file and tried to put it on the floppy and it said 'Access Denied'. I then did umount /floppy and repeated the procedure, and the result was the same.
Can Linux read FAT32/16 whatever the native Floppy format is for Windows?
Originally posted by hongman So is KDM the same as KDE?
Not exactly. It's one of the app comming with KDE. But when you're running KDE there's very high probability you'll be running KDE, too. It looks my assumption was correct.
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Anyways, I got to the bit you said, which I had navigated to before anyhows. But I cant see anything obvious. I was expecting maybe a button named 'Add USer' or something similar? I just get a page that lists details about System ID's, Hidden Users and stuf like that...am i missing the obvious?
What's important is the Hidden User/Selected Users list. You have root here, right? Select/unselect root (depending in which mode it is at this time). If you have a Hidden User list, make sure root is not checked. If it's Selected Users, make sure it's checked. You switch the modes using Inverse selection.
I hope it was clear this time.
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I went to terminal and typed mount /floppy and then I stuck a disk in, clicked on the desktop icon and a blank window came up (as if there was nothing on the disk). I created a blank text file and tried to put it on the floppy and it said 'Access Denied'. I then did umount /floppy and repeated the procedure, and the result was the same.
Change the line to
/dev/fd0 /floppy vfat defaults,user,noauto,showexec,umask=0 0 0
Permissions will allow you write the disk this time.
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Can Linux read FAT32/16 whatever the native Floppy format is for Windows?
Yes, it can read/write it. 'vfat' option in the line above tells it it's a FAT drive. You can also use 'auto' instead (then the filesystem will be detected automatically).
Hmm, I thnk there is a trend going on here.
I just burtn a CD off using k3b, and now when I put it into the drive nothing happens. I tried doing mount /cdrom and mount /dev/cdrom and I can here the drive spin up both times, but still when I click on the cdrom icon its blank.
Thanks for the help, I will get there in the end!!
But it worked before the modification (or pretended to work)?
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I just burtn a CD off using k3b, and now when I put it into the drive nothing happens. I tried doing mount /cdrom and mount /dev/cdrom and I can here the drive spin up both times, but still when I click on the cdrom icon its blank.
So it looks you should see in the logs what's going on...Look into /var/log/messages and fine time near of one of your mounting attempts. Do you have any floppy/cdrom related messages?
Turns out all this time I was messing around, allI had to do was
Code:
mount /floppy
and then navigate to /floppy. Voila!
Same with CDROM, as in mount /cdrom and thats it. I changed the desktop shortcut paths to /floppy and /cdrom instead of /mnt/floppy and /mnt/cdrom. All works fine now
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