Read floppy drive

Forum: Other Help Topics
Topic: Read floppy drive
started by: Fuzzhead

Posted by Fuzzhead on May 25 2005,21:19

I need to read from a floppy disk while running DSL. How do I do that? btw, there is no /dev/fd0, if that helps.

Thanks,
Fuzzhead
=8^)

Posted by Fuzzhead on May 27 2005,00:14

I also need to know the steps to enable, detect, and mount/access a USB device. What commands exist to do this, where does it typically exist, and how do I get it to work? (What I want to do is install DSL, and then load up the network drivers via floppy disk or usb, but I need to be able to access the files on either, or both, device(s)).

Thanks,
Fuzzhead
=8^)

Posted by Guest on May 27 2005,16:50

There is no /dev/fd0? Then where is your floppy drive? Open a XTerminal, then at the prompt type "cat /etc/fstab". Post what you see here.

Also, there is (usually) a dock app at the lower right side of your DSL desktop that you can use to mount/unmount devices (floppy, CD, HD, usb pen drive, ...). It is the one with three buttons just below it (a long button with a zipper icon, a left-arrow button, and a right-arrow button). Clicking on the arrow buttons will allow you to select the device you want. Clicking on the zipper button will mount/unmount the device. Once the device is mounted, you should be able to access their contents from its mount point (which you see from the listing of /etc/fstab), provided you have the apropriate permissions.

Posted by Fuzzhead on May 27 2005,17:12

This sounds great, and exactly the type of information and commands needed. When I get home tonight, I'll give it a try and then reply here and let you (Guest) know the results. Thank you, very much.

Fuzzhead
=8^)

Posted by Fuzzhead on May 28 2005,02:50

Thanks! That info was exactly what I needed to know, and actions to take to get the stuff done. Thank you!