[ILUG] [FAQ] Problems mounting floppies and cdroms.

[Breathnach, Proinnsias (Dublin)]

For the floppy you'll need to add 
-t vfat 
to the end if it's a dos / Win floppy. So:
# mount /dev/fd0 /floppy -t vfat

(not forgetting to umount it *before* you take it out !!!)

Again for the cd, try -t iso9660

Also: check out the Beginners Guide to Linux, links from http://www.linux.ie

Proinnsias

> -----Original Message-----
> 
> Hello all,
> I'm a new user who's been through the installation etc
> successfully but am finding it impossible to mount any
> floppies/cdroms. 
> 
> Command [as root] "mount /dev/fd0 /floppy" gets
> response "mount: /dev/fd0 is not a valid block
> device". 
> And the command "mount /dev/cdrom /cdrom" gets
> response "/dev/cdrom: Input/output error
> mount: block device /dev/cdrom is write-protected,
> mounting read-only /dev/cdrom: Input/output error
> mount: you must specify the filesystem type".  
> 
> All of this is above my head at the moment.  Any
> suggestions would be welcome.
> Cheers Pad.
> 
> 
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