[xubuntu-users] 3.5 floppy drive (internal or usb) and PLoP

[James Freer]

On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 9:55 PM, Ric Moore <wayward4now at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 07/18/2013 05:51 PM, James Freer wrote:
>>
>> [using xubuntu 12.04]
>>
>> I would be grateful if someone could advise whether xubuntu reads the
>> floppy drive either internal or remote usb. I have found that it
>> DOESN'T. Ubuntu when i used it back in the days of 8.04 did but i
>> don't know if xubuntu ever has.
>>
>> WHY ON EARTH!!!! ... i'm sure will be the cry... should one want to
>> use 3.5 floppy... i'll explain!
>>
>> Yesterday a memstick decided to die (only about 6 months ago did
>> another give trouble), so i have decided to stop using them... it
>> would seem that the SD cards (and the other sizes) seem a better means
>> of media storage... todate i have had no trouble with them. For
>> temporary storage worth using as one can utilise them for the camera
>> as well when required.
>>
>> Two reasons for this post
>> - i want to use an older pc for compiling and testing on rather than
>> risk messing up my main two year old pc. Its a P3 and although old
>> actually runs very well... seems Compaq were better made than later
>> pc's... well i think so looking at this motherboard. But the cdrom
>> isn't working and it seems new one's aren't available (and of course
>> *buntu isos have gone over the CD 700mb limit. It does have a 3.5
>> floppy.
>> - i was thinking of using PLoP on the 3.5 floppy (which is available)
>> and then installing from the remote usb or remote usb DVD sata drive.
>>
>> So is this possible and why does one use unetbootin to put the iso on
>> usb if using PLoP. I can't see why one can't just copy the iso to the
>> usb as PLoP provides the boot. [Suppose the other excuse for this idea
>> is the fact that i've got five 3.5 floppy drives so it wouldn't hurt
>> to use a one or two instead of gathering dust]
>
>
> I got it working. I entered "floppy" to the search bar of Synaptic and
> installed them all. In /etc/group I have a group "floppy" as well. It took
> some dinking with, and it works. I can just plug the USB floppy in and it is
> recognized. Floppies are auto-mounted as well. Ric

I've did that but i've still got a problem somehow.
james