It sounds (from the input/output error message) that you are working with 
an uninitialized or unformated floppy.

If you know for sure that its an MSDOS (or MSWIN) formatted floppy, the 
file system type of "vfat" should work.

Bob.

On 2002.01.18 21:09 Tom Achtenberg wrote:
> While on the topic of mounting floppies, I can not get mine to mount at
> all
> on my RH 7.2 system.  I get an error that says "/dev/fd0 input/output
> error
> mount: I could not determine the file system type and none was specified"
> 
> on the properties screen device tab it says "auto" for file system type.
> If
> I change it to fat I get the same error.
> 
> This has been happening with two different drives and cables
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matt Alexander" <m@netpro.to>
> To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.mybutt.net>
> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 4:07 PM
> Subject: Re: Floppy question
> 
> 
> Did you umount the old floppy before you removed it?
> 
> 
> On Fri, 18 Jan 2002, Jim wrote:
> 
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> > How do I get my system to reread the contents of the floppy?  When I do
> an
> ls
> > - -la I see the stuff that I created on a floppy a while back.  I now
> have
> a
> > different floppy in it, but it still lists the old data files.
> >
> > TIA
> > - --
> > Jim
> >
> > Freedom is worth preserving
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