Josef Lowder wrote:
> I did mknod /dev/fd0 b 2 0
> and that restored the fd0 listing in /dev
> but I still can't mount the floppy.
> Tried it three different ways:
>
> Clicked on the desktop "Floppy" icon
> got this message: "Mount: Could not determine the file system type
> and none was specified."
>
> Tried: mount /mnt/floppy
> got the message: "Mount: You must specify file system type"
>
Try: mount -t vfat /mnt/floppy (use a good formatted floppy)
> Tried: mount /dev/fd0
> got the message "Can't find in /etc/fstab or mtab
>
This means mount can't find a line in /etc/fstab to give it the rest of the
required information.
Make sure you have a formatted floppy, not the one you hammered with the copy
command.
Then:
# mount -t auto /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy
should mount it for you.
HTH
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KevinO
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