/dev/fd0 read-only, the nitty gritty

["Jason Hackney" <jshackney@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

OK, this is the info. off the machine:

--> Error message while running KFloppy:
"Cannot access floppy or floppy drive. Please insert a floppy and make sure 
that you have selected a valid floppy drive."

--> Logged as root, using bash:
mount /dev/fd0 /floppy <ENTER>
mount: block device /dev/fd0 is write-protected, mounting read-only

--> And finally, the fstab info.
1) /dev/fd0
2) /floppy
3) auto
4) noauto,user
5) 0
6) 0

I'm not very familiar with the fstab file, but from what I've found in the 
man pages, I haven't located a problem.  Perhaps I don't understand it or 
there really isn't a problem with fstab.  I don't know.

Like I mentioned previously though, I haven't had a problem reading and 
writing from within Win95 (actually, I used the W95 boot disk to start up in 
DOS7, or whatever they call it, and checked it out because I don't have W95 
installed currently)

Also, I have double and triplechecked; I'm not making the silly mistakes 
with the write-protect tab and such.  I have tried other diskettes (the 
first two things I checked). I want to format the diskette and I can't even 
do that for some reason.  I have completely wiped my HDD and reinstalled 
Linux and the problem hasn't gone away.  I suspect it's the FDD failing 
(just a hunch - it's about 5 years along) so I grabbed two spares from a 
couple mothballed machines while I was home this weekend.  I'll double-check 
the BIOS and maybe replace the drive.  If anyone has any better ideas, I 
would greatly appreciate the advice.

One more question:  Will there be any meetings regarding KDE in the near 
future?  I'm looking forward to coming to some meetings when I get back to 
school.  I need LOTS of help with LOTS of things  (o:  Well, Linux stuff 
that is.

Thanks again,

Jason


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