5.0-CURRENT: I/O error on mount_msdosfs for floppy disk

[Adam]

On Sun, 2003-04-27 at 20:58, bsdterm at HotPOP.com wrote:
> Is anybody else having trouble mounting FAT-formatted floppy disks (normal, 
> 3.5", 1440KB floppies -- even unused, pre-formatted ones) on 5.0-CURRENT?
> 
> Here's the output when I try to mount a FAT floppy (which reads/writes fine 
> under Win2k/XP - used as one of several backups for some schoolwork (though I 
> certainly don't trust my work to a single floppy, or a single media type in 
> general)):
> 
> terminator# mount_msdosfs /dev/fd0 /floppy
> mount_msdosfs: /dev/fd0: Input/output error
> terminator#

What happens if you try /dev/fd0c ?
Same error?

Are you sure the disk is writeable (ie, the tab on the back is in the
correct position)?

-- 
Adam <blueeskimo at gmx.net>
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