Write to floppy?

[Stanczak Group]

I couldn't even get root user to write. I've tried the tab both ways 
just for fun.

cj wrote:
> norman wrote:
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>> :
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>>> When I put a floppy in it opens as read only. I've tried accessing as 
>>> root and trying to mount it with -w as root. It just won't let me. 
>>> Anyone know why?
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>>>       
>> Are you sure that the little tab on the floppy has not been set to read
>> only? If it has, slide it up or down which ever the case may be.
>>
>> Norman
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> norman, if he has the tab set to allow reading and writing, you still 
> have ubuntu to deal with as it, for some reason, allows only the root 
> user to write to teh floppy
> --cj
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