Does rawhide read floppy drives?
Antonio Olivares
olivares14031 at yahoo.com
Mon Apr 14 16:34:29 UTC 2008
--- Anne Wilson <cannewilson at googlemail.com> wrote:
> On Monday 14 April 2008 16:28, Antonio Olivares
> wrote:
> > --- Anne Wilson <cannewilson at googlemail.com>
> wrote:
> > > The rawhide box is the only one I have left with
> a
> > > floppy drive, used when old
> > > disks require cleansing for disposal. It
> doesn't
> > > appear to be being read in
> > > rawhide. Should it work? If so, what should I
> > > check?
> > >
> > Yes, floppies should work
> >
> > Try gnome-mount -d /dev/fd0
> > like
> > [olivares at localhost ~]$ gnome-mount -d /dev/fd0
> >
> > If there is something wrong it will let you know,
> >
> > cannot determine filesystem... or something like
> that.
> >
> Right. No error, and 'PC floppy' is now listed in
> dolphin. However, I can't
> read it as user. No big deal, since I want to clean
> the disks, but what
> command would give me a user mount?
>
> HAL used to automount these drives. Doesn't that
> work at present?
>
> Anne
>
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The one posted should
gnome-mount -d /dev/fd0
[olivares at 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
--connect-crypto Setup crypto device
--disconnect-crypto Tear down crypto device
-e, --eject Eject
-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
--extra-mount-options Specify extra 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 at localhost ~]$
HTH,
Antonio
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