Linux wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I was introduced to Linux at RH7.0 level and are struggling to understand
> why I cannot mount a floppy on a RH6.1 system I came across yesterday.
>
> I've used the command mount /mnt/floppy and mount /dev/fd0 but these spew
> out that extra command s are needed and the msdos format on the floppy is
> not recognised
>
> The /etc/fstab describes the floppy as ext2
>
> Do I need to change /etc/fstab?
> Are there any extra extensions I need to add to the mount command?
You have a couple of options here. (1), try mtools - 'mdir a:',
'mcopy a:foo.bla .', etc.
(2) mount -t auto /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy should work if there is a
directory
"/mnt/floppy" in existance.
best
rickf
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