floppy drive not found how do I fix it?

1.- You need open Terminal and command:

sudo modprobe floppy

2.-If you want a permenent floppy installlation edit file etc/modules:

gksudo gedit /etc/modules

a) And agreggate this two lines into archive(please do not erase the content):

#To load floppy module
floppy

Hope this help you.

Thanks jacobS , Floppy resolved. 1. KFloppy not working on PC , error messages indicated - Internal error : device not currently defined. 2. Create rescue floppy on StartUp-Manager - Claim successful . Upon booting Ubuntu, recovery, memtest could not load BUT Windows 7 Beta & XP Professional boot up perfectly. Kindly recommend new floppy formater & floppy rescue . Have rescueCD already , cannot work on MacBook but fine on PC . regards, mike

Floppy Activation for Ubuntu 8.10 – 20 Feb 2009 - <email address hidden> (Windows,Macintosh,Linux)
Run Update Manage & Reboot
1. Run (Alt + F2) : gksu gedit /etc/modules
1A. For msdos usage - Add the line :
      floppy
      to the end of the list. Save the file & Close document.
OR
1B. For Linux Native (ext2) usage - Add two lines :
      #To load floppy module
      floppy
      to the end of the list. Save the file & Close document.
1C. Reboot
2. Run : sudo mkdir floppy0
                 sudo chmod g+rwx floppy0
                 sudo chmod o-rx floppy0
                 sudo modprobe floppy
                 sudo mount /dev/fd0 floppy0
2A. Reboot
3. Go to Main Menu : System/Administration/Synaptic Package Manger - Quick search -
     type floppy - Check - fdflush / fdutils - Mark for Installation - Apply
3A. Reboot

4. To activate Floppy Formatter :
     In a Root Terminal , type : sudo gfloppy (enter)
     ( Unhide Root Terminal, Go to Main Menu : System/Preferences/Main Menu/System Tools
     - Check – Root Terminal – Close )
5. To mount floppy : Right Click on Floppy Drive - Mount - in Nautilus (File Browser).
     Do not use Double Click.
     To open floppy : Double Click or Right Click - Open. Umount floppy after use.
6. Works alright on Quick Format but not so on Standard , Thorough , ext2 for all the
     above command from a Clean registry. Still some bugs, hopefully subsequent updates
     could be corrected.
7. Reboot if floppy unable to mount or fail.

A year and a half, from 8.04 to 10.10 beta and Ubuntu will still not read a floppy drive without going through contortions.
In "Computer" the icon is there, has been there, but responds:
Unable to mount location
No media in the drive
when any attempt is made to view the disk that IS in the drive.
How can I possibly sell my friends and family on Ubuntu when it can't even read a floppy disk?