Mkfs command with /dev/fd0

lifelong · 05-24-2008, 09:57 AM

Hi Friends,

When trying to create a file system on /dev/fd0, I typed the following command line syntax

#mkfs -t ext3 /dev/fd0

The following system message was returned

"Device is read only while superblock is being read"
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I have never seen this message and have created file systems
on /dev/fd0 before. The system would not begin the mkfs process.

Please advise.

Thanks Ivory

MensaWater · 05-24-2008, 11:27 AM

It suggests the floppy in /dev/fd0 is mounted or is in the process of being mounted. You might want to verify you don't have it set up to automount /dev/fd0. If it is mounted you should be able to type "umount /dev/fd0" to umount it.