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Distribution: Mandrake 9.1, Slackware 9.1, Windows XP
Posts: 98
Rep:
Mounting Floppy Problems
im trying to mount my floppy drive:
i used the command: mount /mnt/floppy
and got no error
when i go to konqueror and try to open it it says access denied to /mnt/floppy
Originally posted by SykoMachine im guessing im doing this wrong but
i went into a terminal and typed su and my password
and im in root
but i still cant do it
again, i think im doing this wrong
Are you using KDE? Go to SYSTEM-MORE PROGRAMS-FILE MANAGER(Super USer Mode) It will ask you then for your root password. Konqueror will open as root's file manager. You can then fo to /etc/fstab file and modify it using your prefered editor.
If for some reason you do not have that, you can always log in as root, just be careful.
Distribution: Mandrake 9.1, Slackware 9.1, Windows XP
Posts: 98
Original Poster
Rep:
grrr.... first i tried changing it to user
and i got the error:/dev/fd0: Input/output error
then i tried changing it to users, but got the same error, should i restart my computer first?
Originally posted by SykoMachine grrr.... first i tried changing it to user
and i got the error:/dev/fd0: Input/output error
then i tried changing it to users, but got the same error, should i restart my computer first?
AFAIK, you are supposed to reboot, or type: " /bin/mount -a" (no quotes) for the changes in /etc/fstab to take effect.
Originally posted by SykoMachine i still got same error after the boot
so i tried that command
and still got an error
Hmmm ....... very strange. Ok, lets take it one step at a time.
I'll assume you already checked the obvious (floppy drive installed correctly, cable, ok, floppy disk inserted, etc.)
Now, have you tried mounting the floppy as root? (either by login in as root or by "su root" in the terminal) Does it work or does it give you the same error?
If it mounts when you are root, then what exactly does your /etc/fstab say? (cut-paste it here)
Mine, as an example (the /dev/fd0 portion)
/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto noauto,user,exec 0 0
and it has worked perfectly since the original install.
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