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    floppy mount problem

    I am trying to access a file on a floppy. First I will describe what happens with the cdrom. When I click on /media/cdrom in krusader, after about 30 sec. (quite long in my estimation) the My Disc icon pops up on the desktop and allows me to access the file on cd via konq and then kate, then when I open the cd drawer a popup tells me the cd is dismounting. When I click on /media/floppy nothing happens and I can't get to file on floppy. Here is my fstab:

    # /etc/fstab: static file system information.
    #
    # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
    proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
    # /dev/sda3
    UUID=af22c56f-78e9-48a4-ae6b-3b501b82fa5c / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
    # /dev/sda2
    UUID=8078DFDB78DFCDD2 /media/sda2 ntfs defaults,nls=utf8,umask=007,gid=46 0 1
    # /dev/sda1
    UUID=2A740A75740A4453 /windows ntfs defaults,nls=utf8,umask=007,gid=46 0 1
    # /dev/sda5
    UUID=7185a6fc-e27d-4411-ab1f-49054367b077 none swap sw 0 0
    /dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,auto 0 0
    /dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,auto 0 0

    #/dev/fd0 /floppy auto user,auto 0 0
    # /dev/cdrom /cdrom iso9660 ro,user,auto 0 0

    The last two lines commented out I got from the net suggesting they would solve automount problems. In the original fstab the 4th and 3rd lines from bottom had noauto instead of auto. and I changed those to auto since the commented out lines worked, but only with cdrom. Nothing seems to get me to the floppy. Could anyone help a noob. Thanks.

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    Re: floppy mount problem

    A quick test.

    Open System Menu | Storage Media On the URL line replace /media with media:/ You will notice a change in the displayed media in the window below. You should now see the floppy drive identified by the diskette icon. Place a formatted diskette into the drive and click on the icon. Can you access the floppy then?
    Windows no longer obstructs my view.
    Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
    "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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      #3
      Re: floppy mount problem

      Worked perfectly. Thanks so much Snowhog. How did you discover such a useful little piece of arcanery?

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        #4
        Re: floppy mount problem

        Because in Feisty the default coding doesn't work - it has been reported as a bug. I was hampered by it too, and after Googling and checking the Ubuntu Forum, I found a post concerning this.

        Google is your friend! Searching is your friend!

        Glad to have been able to assist.
        Windows no longer obstructs my view.
        Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
        "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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