can't mount floppy drive
 

Hello lords of linux:

I have another problem this time I can not mount my floppy drive.

I am working with a IBM desktop netvista desktop and SuSE linux 10.1

The error that I recieve when I try to mount is

Mount error
Method "mount" with signature "ssas" on interface "org.freedesktop.hal.volume" doesn't exist

All I can say is HUH!!!

Now, I checked a few forums and got some guidance
such as: mount /dev/fd0/media/floppy

I get an error that /dev/fd0/ does not exist in fstab and mtab files.I checked the files and it is entered in there

Now I try to g-edit the fstab and mtab files but the syntax for these files look strange.

syntax is as follows:

/dev/fd0(14 spaces) /media/floppy(9 spaces) auto(7spaces) noauto,user,sync(6spaces) 0 0

With all of the spaces, is this the proper sysntax for editing this file?

I am a newbie and I need the guidance...

:newbie:

The spaces in fstab are normal.

I have just rebooted to SUSE 10.1 to check if there wasn't some quirk, but these sets of standard commands simply work.

su
<rootpassword>
mount /dev/fd0 /mnt
cd /mnt
ls -a
and you should be able to see what is on the floppy under /mnt
Or
mount /dev/fd0 /media/floppy /mnt (in your post a space is missing after fd0)
So will
mount /media/floppy
cd /media/floppy
You are spoilt for choice!
Don't forget to umount after you are finished.

Hello BiBh_lnxq and linux world:

So far I have tried the above test with no success, and I have done some searching on the internet for mor guidance and still I am getting no where. I need some more assistance.

I have copied over /etc/fstab information is as follows:

/dev/hda6 / reiserfs acl,user_xattr 1 1

/dev/hda7 /home reiserfs acl,user_xattr 1 2

/dev/hda1 /windows/C ntfs ro,users,gid=users,umask=0002,nls=utf8 0 0

/dev/hda5 swap swap defaults 0 0

proc/proc proc defaults 0 0

sysfs/sys sysfs noauto 0 0

debugfs/sys/kernel/debug debugfs noauto 0 0

usbfs/proc/bus/usb usbfs noauto 0 0

devpts/dev/pts devpts mode=0620,gid=5 0 0

/dev/fd0/media/floppy auto noauto,user,sync 0 0


I have tried the command mount -a and the output from that is showing I have bad mount points?!?

I have also looked over some documentation at linuxquestions.org and found a toutorial on editing the /etc/fstab file but it is vauge to me. I don't want to be a time sink but I am looking for guidance

Please Help......

Your problem is that your fstab line has TOO MANY ENTRIES.
/dev/fd0/media/floppy auto noauto,user,sync 0 0
should be
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy noauto,user,sync 0 0


Cheers,
Tink

Are you sure?? the "auto" is for automatic detection of the filesystem, and the "noauto" means don't mount at boot........(I think...;) )
And of course that missing space between fd0 and /media.....

Some of the other fstab entries have missing spaces

To help understand the structure of fstab, look at this simple example:

device mountpoint filesystem defaults 0 0 (Only the 1st 4 fields are required--n'est-ce pas??)

This works for just about anything that is going to be automatically mounted at boot time.
So to mount the floppy at mountpoint "/media/floppy", the simplest construction would be:

/dev/fd0 /media/floppy auto defaults 0 0

Check my posting history and you will see my error rate---Caveat Emptor!!!

I am quite sure. Even though your statement is correct it has nothing to
do with the fact that the auto (separated from the other group of options
with whitespace) makes for one column too many for an fstab-entry.


Cheers,
Tink

Hello tinkster, pixellany, and linux world well so far I have the drive mounting (manually)

using this gedit /etc/fstab:
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy auto rw,users,umask=000 0 0

this gets the drive mounted manually.......
Now any tips on automounting the floppy....

So far this is really fustrating, But FUN :)