Comment 228 for bug 441835

I can confirm that floppy media can not be mounted in lucid

uname -a
Linux lucidGIGAslow 2.6.32-22-generic #36-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jun 3 19:31:57 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux

sudo mount /dev/fd0 /media/floppy0
[sudo] password for peter:
peter@lucidGIGAslow:~$ ls /media/floppy0
peter@lucidGIGAslow:~$

gvfs-mount -li

excerpt

Drive(6): Floppy Drive
  Type: GProxyDrive (GProxyVolumeMonitorGdu)
  ids:
   unix-device: '/dev/fd0'
  themed icons: [drive-removable-media-floppy] [drive-removable-media] [drive-removable] [drive]
  is_media_removable=1
  has_media=0
  is_media_check_automatic=0
  can_poll_for_media=1
  can_eject=0
  can_start=0
  can_stop=0
  start_stop_type=unknown

I don't know, but probably has_media=0 is not quite right - the floppy is in the drive since pc powered up (boots off it); can not mount it, see particulars above.