Floppy Activation for Ubuntu 8.10 – 20 Feb 2009  - miketan63@gmail.com (Windows,Macintosh,Linux)
Run Update Manage & Reboot
1.    Run   (Alt + F2)     :     gksu gedit /etc/modules
1A.  For msdos usage  -  Add the line  :  
 floppy
 to the end of the list. Save the file & Close document.
OR
1B.  For Linux Native (ext2) usage  -  Add two lines  :    
      #To load floppy module
 floppy
 to the end of the list.  Save the file & Close document.
1C.  Reboot
2.    Run   :    sudo mkdir floppy0
 sudo chmod g+rwx floppy0
 sudo chmod o-rx floppy0
 sudo modprobe floppy
 sudo mount /dev/fd0 floppy0
2A. Reboot
3.   Go to Main Menu  : System/Administration/Synaptic Package Manger - Quick search -  
 type floppy - Check - fdflush / fdutils - Mark for Installation  -  Apply
3A. Reboot
 
4.   To activate Floppy Formatter  : 
     In a Root Terminal , type     :    sudo gfloppy  (enter)
 
5.   To mount floppy : Right Click on Floppy Drive - Mount - in Nautilus (File Browser). 
 Do not use Double Click.
     To open floppy  : Double Click or Right Click - Open. Umount floppy after use.
6. Works alright on Quick Format but not so on Standard , Thorough , ext2 for all the 
 above command. Still some bugs, hopefully subsequent updates could be corrected.
7.   Reboot if floppy unable to mount or fail.