Floppy Drive

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It's not a font problem, I mistyped the first line. I copy/pasted each of your lines and got the following:

wallwalker@linux:~> sudo umount /dev/fd0
Password:
wallwalker@linux:~> sudo rm -r /mnt
wallwalker@linux:~> sudo floppy --format /dev/fd0
sudo: floppy: command not found
wallwalker@linux:~> sudo mount /dev/fd0 /media/floppy
mount: you must specify the filesystem type
wallwalker@linux:~>

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I tried clicking the desktop icon again and got this error:

"Could not mount device.
The reported error was:
mount: only root can mount /dev/fd0 on /media/floppy"

This apparently means that I have to switch to root. I'll try again in a minute.

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Logged in as root now. Ran the commands again, and got this:


linux:~ # sudo umount /dev/fd0
umount: /dev/fd0: not mounted
linux:~ # sudo rm -r /mnt
rm: cannot remove `/mnt': No such file or directory
linux:~ # sudo floppy --format /dev/fd0
sudo: floppy: command not found
linux:~ # sudo /dev/fd0 /media/floppy
sudo: /dev/fd0: command not found
linux:~ #

Tried the desktop icon and got this error:

"Could not enter folder /media/floppy."

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I realized that I had made another typo, so I ran the last 2 commands again and got this:


linux:~ # sudo floppy --format /dev/fd0
sudo: floppy: command not found
linux:~ # sudo mount /dev/fd0 /media/floppy
mount: you must specify the filesystem type
linux:~ #

It continues to insist on specifying the filesystem type.

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I went ahead and switched to a Windows floppy, and when I clicked the desktop icon, it did open a Window showing the files on the floppy. So I guess something did work. The only questions that I have is can I just leave the floppy mounted, and will it stay that way through a reboot?

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I thought that this problem was licked, but while attempting to make a Grub Boot floppy, I clicked on the desktop icon, which opened, but was immediately followed with this error message:

Message from syslogd@linux at Wed Feb 22 18:58:55 2006 ...
linux kernel: invalid operand: 0000 [1]

Now the window will not open at all. I have no idea of what this message means, can I get an interpreter?

[whig]

You could have better success from the grub manual,

http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub.html#Creating-a-GRUB-boot-floppy