On 08/17/2011 09:41 AM, Daniel B. Thurman wrote: > On 08/16/2011 11:50 PM, Paul Allen Newell wrote: >> On 8/16/2011 7:52 PM, Daniel B. Thurman wrote: >>>> mount -t msdos /dev/fd0u1440 /mnt/floppy >>>> >>>> See URL: >>>> http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/fedora-35/fedora-13-mounting-floppy-813466/ >>>> >>> Worked for me on F13. Cannot speak for later versions. >> I am off floppys at this point, but I'd be curious to see if anyone >> tries this on F14. >> >> Paul > Ok, I loaded the LiveCD F14, opened a terminal, > typed: modprobe floppy, opened Computer icon, > the umounted floppy icon appears, inserted the w95 > floppy, double-clicked floppy icon, it mounted, displayed > w95 contents. So, it worked. Note: if floppy was inserted > prior to modprobe, it does not automount - you have to > double-click the unmounted floppy in order to see the > contents. Older versions of Fedora used to automount > the floppy when it was inserted - this feature was removed > in later fedora versions, or so it seems. > > I tried the same for LiveCD F15, did modprobe for which > the unmounted floppy icon appeared, but I was not able > to mount nor open floppy. This mechanism appears to be > broken. Did not try the manual mount as posted in this > thread. > > FWIW, > Dan Added info: On reboot, one has to modprobe all over again (F13, 14). Auto-detection of floppy device no longer works, or so it seems. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
