Can't mount floppy in 10.04

Asked by tbird

I have tried
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changed: /dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto 0 0

to: /dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0

tried:
To summarize, reading (and writing) a floppy disk in Lucid Lynx (10.04) requires three steps:

1. Allow yourself to use the floppy by going to System->Administration->Users and Groups->Advanced Settings->User Privileges and click on "Use floppy drives"

2. Use the old version of udisks () by going to System->Administration->Synaptic Package Manager, find the udisks package, mark udisks for reinstallation, click on Package->Force Version, and select the 1.0.1-1build1 version (which is the old version). Then click on apply to finish the installation.

3. Remember to unclick udisks whenever Update Manager wants to install new updates, or you'll get the new version and floppy disks won't work anymore!

After the old udisks is installed (and the machine is rebooted), when you insert a floppy a cute little icon comes up on the desktop and in Nautilus (and on Disk Mounter if you have that installed). Left clicking on the icon and select Mount Floppy Disk will put an icon in Nautilus, and then you read, write, and format the floppy just like any other drive.

On the force version there is.
1.0.1-1ubuntu1 (lucid-updates)
1.0.1-1build1 (lucid) I click on this one

There seems to be another problem my drive just does not work right, I have even replaced the ribbon and drive and no change.

Here is my file:

# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>

proc /proc proc nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0

/dev/sda1 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1

# swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation

UUID=46715bbf-7baa-4972-9f95-3319b9e28b05 none swap sw $

/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
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tbird (dodonnelldo1-charter) said :
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dave@dave-desktop:~$ mkdir /mnt/floppy
mkdir: cannot create directory `/mnt/floppy': Permission denied
I get this.

dave@dave-desktop:~$ sudo mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy
[sudo] password for dave:
mount: mount point /mnt/floppy does not exist
dave@dave-desktop:~$ mkdir /mnt/floppy
mkdir: cannot create directory `/mnt/floppy': Permission denied
dave@dave-desktop:~$ sudo mformat -f 1440 A:
plain_io: Input/output error
buffer_flush: short write
plain_io: Input/output error
buffer_flush: short write
plain_io: Input/output error
buffer_flush: short write
plain_io: Input/output error
buffer_flush: short write
plain_io: Input/output error
buffer_flush: short write

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tbird (dodonnelldo1-charter) said :
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I tried again and theres nothing, I click on my computer and there is no floppy in there, the only thing in there is my 60 GB Hard Disk: New Volume,CD Drive and File System.

dave@dave-desktop:~$ sudo umount /dev/fd0
[sudo] password for dave:
dave@dave-desktop:~$ mkdir /mnt/floppy
mkdir: cannot create directory `/mnt/floppy': File exists
dave@dave-desktop:~$ sudo mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy
dave@dave-desktop:~$ sudo mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy
mount: /dev/fd0 already mounted or /mnt/floppy busy
mount: according to mtab, /dev/fd0 is already mounted on /mnt/floppy
dave@dave-desktop:~$

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said :
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