Windows Floppy Format

[paulb]

How can I write to a Windows floppy in Linux?
Do I need a special program?
RH7.2

[Strike]

First of all, there is no RedHat 7.2 yet.
Secondly, no you don't need any special tools, but the mtools package (should be on your install CDs) make it easy to do so.

[bdg1983]

Just mount your floppy as type msdos instead of ext2.

[paulb]

Whoops... I guess I must not have RH7.2 then... Thanks

[paulb]

Originally posted by Logon Name Gone:
<STRONG>Just mount your floppy as type msdos instead of ext2.</STRONG>

How do I do this?? I dont mount my Floppys, I let Konquerer and Gnome to it.

[bdg1983]

Have a look in your /etc/fstab. Mine is as so

/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto defaults,user,noauto 0 0

The auto after /mnt/floppy allows the system to auto detect the filesystem type. msdos or ext2

Another way would be to manually mount

mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy
or
mount -t ext2 /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy

man mount or man fstab for lots and lots of options.

[paulb]

Thanks mdwatts.

[bdg1983]

Your welcome. Always a pleasure.