KFloppy will not format floppy

[Roland Hughes]

Binary package hint: kdeutils

Quite simply in 10.04 64-bit AMD KUbuntu, KFloppy will not format a floppy. It keeps saying the device is not correctly specified, but drive and media are accessible.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: kfloppy 4:4.4.2-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.36-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Jun 12 12:23:48 2010
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100427)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: kdeutils

[Roland Hughes (original-seasoned-geek)]

We really need a fix or a KUbuntu based work around.

[jhansonxi (jhansonxi)]

Also affects Kubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal). It works if launched through kdesudo, i.e. "kdesudo kfloppy".

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Pali (pali)]

Can you check if your user is in floppy group? Can you provide output of command ls -l /dev/fd* ?

[Roland Hughes (original-seasoned-geek)]

Not until I get home in March. Netbook I have with me does not have a
built in floppy. Desktop is back home. Yes, I was in the floppy group
when I reported this bug.

Roland

On 01/22/2014 03:34 AM, Pali wrote:
> Can you check if your user is in floppy group? Can you provide output of
> command ls -l /dev/fd* ?
>