Thanks to all whom offered advice re using file managers with diskettes. I changed the line in /etc/fstab to '/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto noauto,user,umask=000 0 0'. The results were the same: Krusader insisted on being root to do anything; Thunar copied & deleted a file ok & was a bit faster than before; Dolphin copied & deleted, but refused to update the file list, which is probably a bug given the beta status of Dolphin.
I also tested formatting a diskette as ext2 via 'mkfs /dev/fd0'. This worked & the file managers had very fast responses, but I couldn't unmount the device, which the system insisted was "busy": it was enough to exit X & become root, when it unmounted at once. It also created some unintended dirs on the diskette (possibly there's a format option to avoid that: I haven't checked). So my conclusion is that -- as often with Linux & Gentoo -- the old way is best & for real-life purposes nothing beats Mtools on CLI. Thunar -- the work of Xfce's Thor character (smile) -- performs adequately, but Krusader is intended for weightier tasks & Dolphin is still immature. Further comments are welcome. -- ========================,,============================================ SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Centre for Urban & Community Studies TRANSIT `-O----------O---' University of Toronto -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
