You'll need write permissions on the floppy device node as well.
/dev/fd0 probably. Also make sure you format the floppy!
There are tools for it. I seem to remember Ubuntu having a 'floppy
formatter' in the system menu somewhere. It "should" work like any
other storage device.
On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 1:29 PM, Ron Youvan <ka4inm@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
>> I have Ubuntu 9.04. I find it much more cantankerous than MEPIS. In MEPIS
>> I could copy/paste drag/drop from folders to floppy and vice versa.
>
>> With Ubuntu I can't use the built-in floppy at all. I can read and copy
>> from a USB floppy to the hard disk but not the other way. When there is a
>> blank disk in the USB floppy I cannot paste the files I just copied from the
>> other floppy onto the blank one.
>
> I tried Ubuntu and Kbuntu, I stay with Slackware, so I guess.
>
> In a console when you <enter> "dmesg | less" do you get boot information?
> If so, can you find where the floppy device/s are recognized? Is it being
> mounted ro (read only) by any chance? (it should be scrollable)
> --
> Ron KA4INM - I'm proud to be Chuck's pop!
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