[Leaplist] Floppy problem in Lenny - Debian-PhilB

[Phil Barnett]

On Wednesday 11 July 2007, Whit Hansell wrote:
> Hi Phil,
>
> Thanks but no.  I've got two hd's on this box.  One w. WXp and one
> Linux.  I have no trouble at all reading/writing/formatting to the
> floppy w. it.  But this linux setup is just not working right for some
> reason.  Before I posted this I rebooted into XP and formatted two
> floppies w. DOS(FAT) and had no error messages.  I was able to write to
> both of the floppies that I formatted just fine.  The drive and the
> disks are totally OK w. Windows.   I'm thinking it's my linux setup for
> some reason.  I'm gonna crash and burn for tonight.  I'll look at it
> more tomorrow.
>
> Thanks a bunch for the thought tho, Phil.  I appreciate it a bunch.

It was totally a stab in the dark. Not that I've done that or anything...

I must admit, though. I seldom use floppies these days. Mostly a memory stick 
or usb portable drive.

-- 
Phil Barnett
AI4OF
SKCC #600