Comment 284 for bug 441835

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Nestor (nestor-esther) wrote : FIXED: [Bug 441835] floppy

Thank you very much, it works fine

Great!

2010/11/5 Seppo Aarnio <email address hidden>

> Try following command udisks --mount /dev/fd0 floppy in the drive.
> Floppy icon appears.
>
> To format and clean the floppy try mformat a:
>
> Works fine in my desktop with ubuntu 10.04lts
>
> --
> Clicking on floppy gives "no device media found"
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441835
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> Status in obsolete project: Fix Released
> Status in GVFS: Unknown
> Status in The Linux Kernel: Invalid
> Status in udev - /dev/ management daemon: Invalid
> Status in abstraction for enumerating and managing block devices: Unknown
> Status in “devicekit-disks” package in Ubuntu: Invalid
> Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Invalid
> Status in “udisks” package in Ubuntu: Triaged
> Status in “devicekit-disks” source package in Lucid: Invalid
> Status in “linux” source package in Lucid: Invalid
> Status in “udisks” source package in Lucid: Triaged
> Status in “devicekit-disks” source package in Karmic: Triaged
> Status in “linux” source package in Karmic: Invalid
> Status in “udisks” source package in Karmic: Invalid
>
> Bug description:
> In Karmic GNOME, floppies are detected correctly by linux, udev,
> devkit-disks, and gvfs. However, when clicking on the floppy icon in GNOME,
> you get a "no medium found" error.
>
> Remote reproducer: gvfs-mount -li
>
> - When you just start that with no other processes running, you get a
> correct "volume" for /dev/fd0 ("floppy0").
> - When you start it through dbus-launch, you get a floppy0 "drive"
> instead, and no volume
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