Dear all, gnome-mount -d /dev/fd0 does not mount floppies as it should. To mount a floppy, I have to become root and issue # mkdir -p /media/floppy # mount /dev/fd0 /media/floppy [olivares@localhost ~]$ gnome-mount -d /dev/fd0 gnome-mount 0.4.0.2006.07.24 [olivares@localhost ~]$ gnome-mount -d --device /dev/fd0 gnome-mount 0.4.0.2006.07.24 [olivares@localhost ~]$ ls /media/floppy/ -l total 0 [olivares@localhost ~]$ I added /dev/fd0 /media/floppy auto pamconsole,exec,noauto,managed 0 0 to /etc/fstab as root and it still does not work. [olivares@localhost ~]$ cat /etc/fstab /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 / ext3 defaults 1 1 LABEL=/boot /boot ext3 defaults 1 2 devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0 tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0 proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 sysfs /sys sysfs defaults 0 0 /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol01 swap swap defaults 0 0 /dev/hda3 swap swap defaults 0 0 /dev/fd0 /media/floppy auto pamconsole,exec,noauto,managed 0 0 [olivares@localhost ~]$ gnome-mount -d /dev/fd0 gnome-mount 0.4.0.2006.07.24 [olivares@localhost ~]$ gnome-mount -d --device /dev/fd0 gnome-mount 0.4.0.2006.07.24 [olivares@localhost ~]$ gnome-mount -help gnome-mount 0.4.0.2006.07.24 [olivares@localhost ~]$ gnome-mount --help Usage: gnome-mount [OPTION...] - GNOME mount Help Options: -?, --help Show help options --help-all Show all help options --help-gtk Show GTK+ Options Application Options: -v, --verbose Verbose operation -n, --no-ui Don't show any dialogs -b, --block Allow gnome-mount to block for UI -u, --unmount Unmount rather than mount -e, --eject Eject rather than mount -h, --hal-udi Mount by HAL UDI -d, --device Mount by device file -p, --pseudonym Mount by one of device's nicknames: mountpoint, label, with or without directory prefix -t, --text Text-based operation -m, --mount-point Specify mount point -o, --mount-options Specify mount options -f, --fstype Specify file system type --write-settings Don't mount; write given settings for volume/drive --display-settings Don't mount; display settings for volume/drive --erase-settings Don't mount; erase settings for volume/drive --display=DISPLAY X display to use [olivares@localhost ~]$ I understand that floppies are becoming obsolete, but floppies should still work. What should I do? Regards, Antonio -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list