CDrom and FLoppy mounting

[squid64]

I just installed SCO 8.0(7.1.3) and the are no cdrom device files for mounting a cd.I also have been trying to mount a floppy but dont know what file system to designate.I tried dosfs, and dos: mount -F dosfs /dev/fd0 /mnt
But got the error it was write protected.Any thought?,,,

 

[pmcmicha]

Did you try this:

mount -F dosfs /dev/fd0 -o rw /mnt

r = read
w = write

That should solve your problem.

 

[squid64]

Thanks PmC, I tried mount -F dosfs /dev/fd0 -o rw /mnt , as well as : mount -F dosfs -o rw /dev/fd0 /mnt.
Both echoed back "error write protected". Cd'ing to /mnt and doing an ls show nothing.I tried different floppies and still didnt work.Im using a proliant 530G2.

 

[pmcmicha]

Okay, stupid question, but I have to know. Are you floppies in the write protected mode?

 

[squid64]

Hey no problem,,,Ive done dumber things than that and mistook it for a larger problem.So, no my floppies arent write protected.Really strange,,,ive been banging away at this and cant seem to find out whats going on....Jc

 

[fredericofonseca]

have you checked the Bios setup and looked at the security settings? This could also put the floppy in a read-only mode.

 

[pmcmicha]

Have you tried this without the dosfs? This is usually how I mount my floppy.

mount -F /dev/fd0 -o rw /mnt

Not sure what else to try right now. I'll keep looking though.

 

[squid64]

PMC..yeah i tried doing it without the dosfs,,still no luck.Fredirico suggested checking the bios security..Ill give that a try and see...thanks guys....Jc