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tied2 08-02-2002 07:13 PM

saving to a floppy
 
(OS) RH 7.3

If i want to save a file to floppy then it's /mnt/floppy right?? but when I do that it just saves the file there but not in the floppy drive. do i need to put a file path in there? what is it?

Scotty2435 08-02-2002 09:55 PM

you may have to mount the floppy first you can do this a few ways

1. you can use a graphical utility like kde's kwikdisk

or you can do this command

2. mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy

zLinuxz 08-02-2002 11:34 PM

or just directly, mount /mnt/floppy
then just copy the file..and then of course don't forget to umount
have fun, ;)

lynch 08-03-2002 05:23 AM

Once mounted you can do this:
cd /directorywherefileis
cp /filename /dev/fd0
You may need to su 1st depending on how you're set up.
Some distributions will let you drag n drop in Konquerer or Nautilus but I dont remember if you need root privs or not.Some versions let you do this as a regular user by default,some dont.I dont think RH does.
lynch

fromzj 08-03-2002 10:47 AM

Copy file to floppy by drag-and-drop, then UNMOUNT floppy, wait until the file is actuarly write to the floop.


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