Why can't I access my floppy disk?

[Lowell Gilbert]

Anthony Atkielski <atkielski.anthony at wanadoo.fr> writes:

> Dan Nelson writes:
> 
> > Is it write-protected?  Securelevel too high?  Check your console or
> > dmesg output; the kernel may be printing more info there.
> 
> No console messages that I've seen, but securelevel=3.  Does
> securelevel=3 prevent me from mounting floppies??

Yes.  This is, in fact, one of the main ways in which securelevel
makes the system more secure.

If you are going to run at a raised securelevel, please read 
"man securelevel".