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On Mon, 20 Nov 2006 12:50:17 +0000 "Michael Mortimore" <nospamformike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > BUT I can't at the moment write anything new to a floppy, which rather > > defeats the object. Can anyone tell me what I have done wrong or > > perhaps not done correctly please? > check the permissions of /dev/floppy or /dev/fd0 or whatever it was > you changed it to. fd0 is the name, and the permissions are rw-rw-rw- > you may have to add yourself to the "floppy" group for write access. > is the disk pre-formatted? if not, have you formatted it? > I have checked groups and I am included in the 'floppy' group. Yes, all my diskettes are formatted as Ext2. Neil Winchurst -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html