Floppy Drive - Page 2

seeker · 02-23-06, 02:38 PM

I think that I corrected the command, but still got about the same result:

Code:

wallwalker@linux:~> sudo mount /dev/fd0/mnt/floppy
Password:
mount: can't find /dev/fd0/mnt/floppy in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
wallwalker@linux:~>

I may not be understanding, but I'm really not used to all of this. Even in Windows, my usage of DOS was minimal.

evilghost · 02-23-06, 02:41 PM

mount[space]/dev/fd0[space]/mnt/floppy where [space] is the spacebar.

Man, you must have some insane font selection or something

seeker · 02-23-06, 02:47 PM

Unless I messed up again, there is still something wrong:

Code:

wallwalker@linux:~> sudo mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy
Password:
/dev/fd0: Invalid argument
mount: /dev/fd0: can't read superblock
wallwalker@linux:~>

evilghost · 02-23-06, 02:48 PM

Got a disk in the drive?

seeker · 02-23-06, 02:55 PM

Ehh, I had forgotten to insert a floppy, as you told me to. Now the result is as follows:

Code:

wallwalker@linux:~> sudo mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy
Password:
mount: you must specify the filesystem type
wallwalker@linux:~>

Does this mean ext2, DOS, etc.? Would this mean that it would be limited to this choice?

evilghost · 02-23-06, 02:58 PM

That floppy formatted? Looks like it's type raw..

If you know how to use IRC or got an MSN Messenger account (ie, GAIM) I guess I could hop on IRC/MSN and walk you through it; probably be more efficent than this.

I have no problem with trying to help you out, everyone has to start somewhere, and you're doing pretty well so far.

seeker · 02-23-06, 03:03 PM

I'm not certain. It was a reject from when I tried to make a Smart Boot Manager floppy. I would have assumed that it was formatted, because it did copy one of the two files that I wanted. The other file would not copy though. Should I just do this again with another floppy? I do not believe that I have any good floppys made with SuSe. I don't really want to destroy any of my Windows floppys though.

seeker · 02-23-06, 03:09 PM

I just checked the mount point for the desktop icon, and it shows /media/floppy. I would have assumed that it should be /mnt/floppy, but there is no option to change it.

evilghost · 02-23-06, 03:10 PM

Do a:

Code:

floppy --format /dev/fd0

evilghost · 02-23-06, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seeker

I just checked the mount point for the desktop icon, and it shows /media/floppy. I would have assumed that it should be /mnt/floppy, but there is no option to change it.

Code:

sudo umount /dev/fd0
sudo rm /mnt
sudo mount /dev/fd0 /media/floppy

seeker · 02-23-06, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by evilghost

If you know how to use IRC or got an MSN Messenger account (ie, GAIM) I guess I could hop on IRC/MSN and walk you through it; probably be more efficent than this.

I have a bad habit of skip reading, and missed this. I wouldn't mind using a messenger to get help, but at the moment, I have none installed. I rarely ever use them.

seeker · 02-23-06, 03:20 PM

I didn't get the result that I expected from any of this:

Code:

wallwalker@linux:~> sudo umount /dev/fdo
Password:
umount: /dev/fdo: not found
wallwalker@linux:~> sudo rm /mnt
rm: cannot remove `/mnt': Is a directory
wallwalker@linux:~> sudo mount /dev/fd0 /media/floppy
mount: you must specify the filesystem type
wallwalker@linux:~> floppy --format /dev/fdo
bash: floppy: command not found
wallwalker@linux:~>

02-23-06, 02:38 PM	#13
seeker AKA seekermeister Join Date: May 2005 Location: At home Posts: 1,442	Re: Floppy Drive I think that I corrected the command, but still got about the same result: Code: wallwalker@linux:~> sudo mount /dev/fd0/mnt/floppy Password: mount: can't find /dev/fd0/mnt/floppy in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab wallwalker@linux:~> I may not be understanding, but I'm really not used to all of this. Even in Windows, my usage of DOS was minimal. __________________ Rig 1: HAF 922, X2 4400+, Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe , 4x1GB DDR400, 2x500GB, 1x80GB & 1x250GB + ESATCASE2 w/2x1TB HDs, LG CH10LS20 & GH22LS50, Samsung SH-S202N, Asus Xonar D2X,Creative 5.1, GTX460 SC, FusionHDTV7 Gold RT, Acer X233H, Arris TM520G, Cisco E3000, Scythe Kama, CM RS600 PS,HP 5510v,APC BX1000, XP x64, W7 & Kubuntu 9.10 Rig 2: Antec SX1040BII, A8N-SLI, 2x1GB DDR400, 8800GTS, 1x500GB & 1x1TB HDs, Liteon LH-20AIL and Pioneer DVR-111, Audigy 2 ZS, Creative T20 2.1, Antec 500SP, W7 x64 & XP MCE

02-23-06, 02:41 PM	#14
evilghost Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,606	Re: Floppy Drive mount[space]/dev/fd0[space]/mnt/floppy where [space] is the spacebar. Man, you must have some insane font selection or something

02-23-06, 02:47 PM	#15
seeker AKA seekermeister Join Date: May 2005 Location: At home Posts: 1,442	Re: Floppy Drive Unless I messed up again, there is still something wrong: Code: wallwalker@linux:~> sudo mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy Password: /dev/fd0: Invalid argument mount: /dev/fd0: can't read superblock wallwalker@linux:~> __________________ Rig 1: HAF 922, X2 4400+, Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe , 4x1GB DDR400, 2x500GB, 1x80GB & 1x250GB + ESATCASE2 w/2x1TB HDs, LG CH10LS20 & GH22LS50, Samsung SH-S202N, Asus Xonar D2X,Creative 5.1, GTX460 SC, FusionHDTV7 Gold RT, Acer X233H, Arris TM520G, Cisco E3000, Scythe Kama, CM RS600 PS,HP 5510v,APC BX1000, XP x64, W7 & Kubuntu 9.10 Rig 2: Antec SX1040BII, A8N-SLI, 2x1GB DDR400, 8800GTS, 1x500GB & 1x1TB HDs, Liteon LH-20AIL and Pioneer DVR-111, Audigy 2 ZS, Creative T20 2.1, Antec 500SP, W7 x64 & XP MCE

02-23-06, 02:48 PM	#16
evilghost Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,606	Re: Floppy Drive Got a disk in the drive?

02-23-06, 02:55 PM	#17
seeker AKA seekermeister Join Date: May 2005 Location: At home Posts: 1,442	Re: Floppy Drive Ehh, I had forgotten to insert a floppy, as you told me to. Now the result is as follows: Code: wallwalker@linux:~> sudo mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy Password: mount: you must specify the filesystem type wallwalker@linux:~> Does this mean ext2, DOS, etc.? Would this mean that it would be limited to this choice? __________________ Rig 1: HAF 922, X2 4400+, Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe , 4x1GB DDR400, 2x500GB, 1x80GB & 1x250GB + ESATCASE2 w/2x1TB HDs, LG CH10LS20 & GH22LS50, Samsung SH-S202N, Asus Xonar D2X,Creative 5.1, GTX460 SC, FusionHDTV7 Gold RT, Acer X233H, Arris TM520G, Cisco E3000, Scythe Kama, CM RS600 PS,HP 5510v,APC BX1000, XP x64, W7 & Kubuntu 9.10 Rig 2: Antec SX1040BII, A8N-SLI, 2x1GB DDR400, 8800GTS, 1x500GB & 1x1TB HDs, Liteon LH-20AIL and Pioneer DVR-111, Audigy 2 ZS, Creative T20 2.1, Antec 500SP, W7 x64 & XP MCE

02-23-06, 02:58 PM	#18
evilghost Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,606	Re: Floppy Drive That floppy formatted? Looks like it's type raw.. If you know how to use IRC or got an MSN Messenger account (ie, GAIM) I guess I could hop on IRC/MSN and walk you through it; probably be more efficent than this. I have no problem with trying to help you out, everyone has to start somewhere, and you're doing pretty well so far.

02-23-06, 03:03 PM	#19
seeker AKA seekermeister Join Date: May 2005 Location: At home Posts: 1,442	Re: Floppy Drive I'm not certain. It was a reject from when I tried to make a Smart Boot Manager floppy. I would have assumed that it was formatted, because it did copy one of the two files that I wanted. The other file would not copy though. Should I just do this again with another floppy? I do not believe that I have any good floppys made with SuSe. I don't really want to destroy any of my Windows floppys though. __________________ Rig 1: HAF 922, X2 4400+, Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe , 4x1GB DDR400, 2x500GB, 1x80GB & 1x250GB + ESATCASE2 w/2x1TB HDs, LG CH10LS20 & GH22LS50, Samsung SH-S202N, Asus Xonar D2X,Creative 5.1, GTX460 SC, FusionHDTV7 Gold RT, Acer X233H, Arris TM520G, Cisco E3000, Scythe Kama, CM RS600 PS,HP 5510v,APC BX1000, XP x64, W7 & Kubuntu 9.10 Rig 2: Antec SX1040BII, A8N-SLI, 2x1GB DDR400, 8800GTS, 1x500GB & 1x1TB HDs, Liteon LH-20AIL and Pioneer DVR-111, Audigy 2 ZS, Creative T20 2.1, Antec 500SP, W7 x64 & XP MCE

02-23-06, 03:09 PM	#20
seeker AKA seekermeister Join Date: May 2005 Location: At home Posts: 1,442	Re: Floppy Drive I just checked the mount point for the desktop icon, and it shows /media/floppy. I would have assumed that it should be /mnt/floppy, but there is no option to change it. __________________ Rig 1: HAF 922, X2 4400+, Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe , 4x1GB DDR400, 2x500GB, 1x80GB & 1x250GB + ESATCASE2 w/2x1TB HDs, LG CH10LS20 & GH22LS50, Samsung SH-S202N, Asus Xonar D2X,Creative 5.1, GTX460 SC, FusionHDTV7 Gold RT, Acer X233H, Arris TM520G, Cisco E3000, Scythe Kama, CM RS600 PS,HP 5510v,APC BX1000, XP x64, W7 & Kubuntu 9.10 Rig 2: Antec SX1040BII, A8N-SLI, 2x1GB DDR400, 8800GTS, 1x500GB & 1x1TB HDs, Liteon LH-20AIL and Pioneer DVR-111, Audigy 2 ZS, Creative T20 2.1, Antec 500SP, W7 x64 & XP MCE

02-23-06, 03:10 PM	#21
evilghost Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,606	Re: Floppy Drive Do a: Code: floppy --format /dev/fd0

02-23-06, 03:20 PM	#24
seeker AKA seekermeister Join Date: May 2005 Location: At home Posts: 1,442	Re: Floppy Drive I didn't get the result that I expected from any of this: Code: wallwalker@linux:~> sudo umount /dev/fdo Password: umount: /dev/fdo: not found wallwalker@linux:~> sudo rm /mnt rm: cannot remove `/mnt': Is a directory wallwalker@linux:~> sudo mount /dev/fd0 /media/floppy mount: you must specify the filesystem type wallwalker@linux:~> floppy --format /dev/fdo bash: floppy: command not found wallwalker@linux:~> __________________ Rig 1: HAF 922, X2 4400+, Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe , 4x1GB DDR400, 2x500GB, 1x80GB & 1x250GB + ESATCASE2 w/2x1TB HDs, LG CH10LS20 & GH22LS50, Samsung SH-S202N, Asus Xonar D2X,Creative 5.1, GTX460 SC, FusionHDTV7 Gold RT, Acer X233H, Arris TM520G, Cisco E3000, Scythe Kama, CM RS600 PS,HP 5510v,APC BX1000, XP x64, W7 & Kubuntu 9.10 Rig 2: Antec SX1040BII, A8N-SLI, 2x1GB DDR400, 8800GTS, 1x500GB & 1x1TB HDs, Liteon LH-20AIL and Pioneer DVR-111, Audigy 2 ZS, Creative T20 2.1, Antec 500SP, W7 x64 & XP MCE

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