Directory /dev/floppy doesnt exist

xprometeus · 09-29-2003, 11:26 AM

Directory /dev/floppy doesnt exist - i cant mount it (Slackware).
what should i do ?

aaa · 09-29-2003, 11:46 AM

How are you attempting to mount the floppy?
Command for mounting floppy:
mount /dev/floppy /mnt/floppy -t auto
/mnt/floppy must exist, I think it's there by default in Slack.
Edit: It's supposed to be /dev/fd0, not /dev/floppy.

xprometeus · 09-29-2003, 03:53 PM

mount -t vfat /dev/floppy /mnt/floppy (i try also other than vfat)

i looked in /dev/ and there isn directory floppy

Looking_Lost · 09-29-2003, 05:03 PM

Try substituting /dev/floppy for /dev/fd0

or make a sym link

ln -s /dev/fd0 /dev/floppy

SirLaughAlot · 09-29-2003, 06:52 PM

I'm new here but have used justlinux.com in the past. I had problems before when trying to mount the floppy so i will give you the link to my past post and hopefully you can pick something from it.

http://www.justlinux.com/forum/showt...ounting+floppy

Sorry for linking to another site but i'm sure the answer is there.