D&C GLug - Home Page

[ Date Index ] [ Thread Index ] [ <= Previous by date / thread ] [ Next by date / thread => ]

Re: [LUG] Floppy drive

 

On Mon, 20 Nov 2006 12:50:17 +0000
"Michael Mortimore" <nospamformike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > BUT I can't at the moment write anything new to a floppy, which rather
> > defeats the object. Can anyone tell me what I have done wrong or
> > perhaps not done correctly please?

> check the permissions of /dev/floppy or /dev/fd0 or whatever it was
> you changed it to.

fd0 is the name, and the permissions are rw-rw-rw-


> you may have to add yourself to the "floppy" group for write access.
> is the disk pre-formatted? if not, have you formatted it?
> 
I have checked groups and I am included in the 'floppy' group.

Yes, all my diskettes are formatted as Ext2.

Neil Winchurst

-- 
The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG
http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list
FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html