How to mount floppy?

[Bob Goodwin - W2BOD]

Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
> Bob Goodwin - W2BOD wrote:
>   
>> Can someone tell me why I can't mount a Windows floppy containing a
>> WordPerfect .wpd file on this FC6 computer?
>>
>> mount  /dev/fd0
>> mount: block device /dev/fd0 is write-protected, mounting read-only
>> mount: you must specify the filesystem type
>>
>> so I tried mount -t vfat /dev/fd0
>>
>> but that doesn't work!
>>
>> I put the following in /etc/fstab
>>
>> /dev/fd0                /media/floppy           auto    defaults,noauto 0 0
>>
>> which may not be correct?  I tried to follow what I see in a Centos4.4
>> box that does read the floppy directory, but messed around with the
>> default,noauto.
>>
>> I feel like a rat in a maze after spending the whole morning trying to
>> retrieve the file from an old doggy Windows 98 computer that must have
>> crashed twenty times and refuses to recognize a mouse.  Windows without
>> a mouse is a real exercise, for me anyway!
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Bob Goodwin
>>
>>     
> Dumb question - do you have a /media/floppy directory? The mound
> command will not create one for you, and will fail if it is not there.
>
> I also tend to put avoid creating manual mount points in /media. I
> tent to use /mnt for that. This is because HAL used /media for
> temporary mount points, and I do not want a conflict. But this is a
> personal preference, and not a requirement.
>
> There are a few ways you can access the floppy. One if to use
> mtools. It does not mount the floppy, but it lets you see the files
> on the disk, copy them, delete them, etc...
>
> If you do not have an entry in /etc/fstab, then you can use
> gnome-mount. "gnome-mount -d /dev/fd0" This will create a mount
> point in /media for you, and mount the floppy.
>
> You can also use the mount command - something like this:
>
> mkdir  /mnt/floppy
> mount -t vfat /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy
>
> Skip the mkdir command if you already have the mount point.
>
> Mikkel
>   

Ok, that was what I needed

mount -t vfat /dev/fed0  /media/floppy

is th magic incantation!

Then I can do:

ll /media/floppy
total 8
-earwax-r-x 1 root root 2595 May 11 11:15 Chamberlain Hotel Sty 
Restoration.sam
-earwax-r-x 1 root root 4176 May 11 11:13 Chamberlain Hotel Sty 
Restoration.wpd
drwxr-r-x 2 root root  512 May 11 10:48 New Folder

Thanks much.

Bob Goodwin