Re: floppy drive and FC5

[oldman <talbotscott cox net>]

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john s. wrote:
>  Odd question; this box has 5 installed, I can't access the floppy
> drive- it doesn't show up when I click on the Computer icon on the
> desktop. I thought the drive might not be connected correctly, since I
> can't remember if the floppy was accessable when I set the box up.  My
> laptop, I orig had 5 loaded (same story with the floppy drive), then
> upgraded to 6; w/6, I can access the floppy drive.
>  I set up a second box w/5 over the weekend; the floppy disappeared
> after running patches and installing programs. Has anyone else seen/have
> this happen? Is there a way to correct things?
> 
>                     John
> 
What happens if (as root) you enter

mount /dev/fd0 /media/<your pre-existing mount-point>

this mounts the floppy for me.

Scott
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