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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.
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:
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
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
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!!!
Are you sure?? the "auto" is for automatic detection of the filesystem, and the "noauto" means don't mount at boot........(I think...;) )
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.
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