Re: /etc/fstab Lacks Mount Point For Floppy

[Robert L Cochran <cochranb speakeasy net>]

Jeff Spaleta wrote:

> On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 12:37:02 -0400, Robert L Cochran
> <cochranb speakeasy net> wrote:
>  
>
> > /etc/fstab does not have a mount line for /dev/fd0, and if you add one
> > manually, it gets wiped out when you reboot the machine. Which I do
> > frequently since I'm trying to load a device driver. And I need
> > /media/floppy so I can change my driver disk. Does anyone know how to
> > fix mounting of /dev/fd0?
> >    
>
> running the 624 kernel?
> using hal-0.4.0-3?
>
> try rebooting into something older than the -624 kernel  like for
> example the -610 kernel
> and see if that makes the floppy device in /etc/fstab come back.
> Before you reboot into the older kernel make sure the floppy entry is
> not present.
>
> -jef
>
>  
Yes, the 624 kernel. I had thought I was fully up to date so I tried 
your advice without checking the hal version. Under hal-0.4.0-2 I 
couldn't get the floppy device to show up in fstab under kernels 603 
through 624. I just updated to hal-0.4.0-3 and still can't get the 
floppy device under the 624 kernel. I'll try older kernels later today. 
I guess I'll have to define a floppy device each time I reboot -- I 
don't have the skill to troubleshoot this issue.

Bob