floppy drive will not mount, program says no media in drive. drive and cable work in other computer

Do you have the floppy kernel module loaded?

sudo modprobe floppy

I don't even know what this is. This is my first attempt to use Ubuntu and most likely my last.

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Do you have the floppy kernel module loaded?

sudo modprobe floppy

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It's a command you enter into the terminal:
sudo modprobe floppy

Actually, I'm wondering why you're trying to load drivers off a floppy disk. Does your LAN not work? Are the drivers on the disk for Linux (or Windows)?

What is the output of:
lspci

No the LAN does not work, I need the drivers on the floppy to get the LAN operational. This is an old computer and MB that is obsolete. I thought it might be interesting to try Ubuntu, but instead it is turning into a pain.

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Your question #188859 on util-linux in Ubuntu changed:
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Dave Lentz requested more information:
It's a command you enter into the terminal:
sudo modprobe floppy

Actually, I'm wondering why you're trying to load drivers off a floppy
disk. Does your LAN not work? Are the drivers on the disk for Linux (or
Windows)?

What is the output of:
lspci

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it's a problem with the latest version of udisk. the developers aren't going to fix it because they think floppies are outdated and no one is using them anymore.

anyhoo, go into software center and locate udisk. click force version and select the prior version. the click lock version so it doesn't get updated.

you should be good to go.