BRLTTY don't want to run on a floppy !

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"Nath" <nath31@ifrance.com> writes:


[...]

> in order to install BRLTTY on a floppy when running the "make install"
> command. Then BRLTTY is installed on the floppy but when I mount the floppy
> and try to run BRLTTY typing for example :
> /floppy/sbin/brltty -b ts -t text.french.tbl -d /dev/ttyS0  I obtain the
> message : Permission denied !
> what do  you think about this ? What am I missing ? 

I suspect the floppy is formatted with a non-linux native
filesystem?  SOmething like VFAT (fat16/32).  Those
dont support the traditional UNIX permission flags like x.


You'll have to format the disk with mke2fs.

-- 
CYa,
  Mario





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