[HLUG] floppy mount/umount on Fedora Core 3

[alabaster]

Hi John, 
the -o and -n options did not work, -l works sometimes but not always. I
am using 2 floppies for backup of spreadsheet files and am writing
latest file to both, so need to switch floppies every time.

I re-read the man and shall look into use of /etc/mtab and /proc/mounts
to see if I can find anything more.

I definitely think Open Office is doing something to mess things up.  

I have found that only logoff-logon is required, not a reboot, so a
simpler work around.

Thanks for pointers.

Gordon

On Sat, 2005-12-17 at 11:41 +0000, John Hedges wrote:
> Have you tried mounting with '-o remount'? Or perhaps umounting with the
> -n flag? I don't know if either will work though as I rarely use
> floppies. As you suggest though, you shouldn't have to reboot.
> 
> A comparison of /etc/mtab and /proc/mounts might shed some light. I
> don't know why this information is stored in two places, but it seems
> they could be getting out of sync. The disc is fine is it? Have you
> tried another one?
> 
> John
> 
> On Sat, Dec 17, 2005 at 10:36:55AM +0000, alabaster wrote:
> > I am running Fedora Core 3 and find mounting and unmounting floppys is
> > inconsistent. Has anyone experienced a similar situation or have a hint
> > on how to investigate.
> > 
> > If I start from a clean system after a reboot (a technique from
> > Windows), I can use the file browser icon that allows me to mount and
> > unmount devices. I can also use mount and umount in a terminal. The
> > problem seems to occur after having used Open Office. I find I get into
> > a state where the browser shows a mount option but this fails as it
> > thinks the floppy is already mounted or busy, but it is not. Trying
> > mount in the terminal window gives the same result. I do not have an
> > option to unmount in the browser and if I try to umount in the terminal
> > window I get "/dev/fd0 is not mounted (according to mtab)". Catch 22!
> > 
> > Gordon.
> > 
> > 
> > e.
> > 
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