dumb floppy drive

**Hazmat** · 07-10-2003

hey all, i need to backup some work from this comp before i switch from redhat to slack. However, i've discovered that when i try and mount my floppy drive i get:
mount: can't find floppy in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab

it also fails to find them during bootup, the error is somthing like:
cannot fstab /dev/fd0 [FAILED]

any ideas?

thanks!
-Jordan

**Hellmasker** · 07-10-2003

things to check: 1) that ur floppy cable is pulgged in properly inside the computer. type

Code:

ll /dev/fd*

and check that fd0 shows up here

try typing

Code:

 mount /mnt/floppy

instead of jsut floppy. mount only seems to work for me when im either in the /mnt directory or with the /mnt/ in fornt of the drive.

going by the not detected message during boot i would guess its either not plugged in or broken.

**Hazmat** · 07-11-2003

The cables seem fine, so i guess i need a new drive.
But first, in /dev i have lots of things that start with fd0, for example:
fd0d360 or
fd0u1743

but nothing that lists just as fd0
is that normal?
My guess was that fd0 doesnt exist becuase it couldnt be fstat-ed at bootup, but i just wanted to check.

Thanks
-Jordan

**craig_mcd** · 07-11-2003

Check the man page for the fd device (man 4 fd).

The number tagged on to the end just specifies the capacity of the fd device.

eg /dev/fd0h1440 has a capacity of 1440K (the standard size of a most floppies).

The most you can get onto a floppy is 1743K.

**Dolda2000** · 07-11-2003

Do you really not have it?! Then run this (as root):

Code:

mknod /dev/fd0 b 2 0

Or are you using devfs?

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