This link, found by googling for "usb floppy linux compaq presario
laptop", mentions for one model that you mount it as /dev/sda.
http://www.perpetualpc.net/Presario.html Might be worth hunting
through google a bit.
steve burton wrote:
> I'm brand new to linux and I have some questions which are probably
> pretty basic, but not to me. OK first off I am running RH 8 Just got
> it installed on a compaq presairio laptop with an external usb floppy
> which I am unable to use. I tried to use the disk formatter under the
> system tools and I get the message Unable to open the device /dev/fd0,
> Formating cannot continue.
> Ok next question I know when I press Ctrl/Alt/F1 It takes me out of
> the GUI but how do I get back to the GUI.
> Next the pipe symbol, I can't find that on my keyboard
> Thanks in advance for any help
>
> Frank
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