Comment 173 for bug 441835

As a dirty workaround, I added my username to floppy group (check box) created a launcher in my system menu: type: Application, Name: Mount Floppy, Command: mount /dev/fd0, Icon: /usr/share/icons/gnome/scalable/devices/3floppy_unmount.svg

patience is required as its slow, but works on my karmic