From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Mar 7 14:42:42 2003 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8FD8637B401 for ; Fri, 7 Mar 2003 14:42:40 -0800 (PST) Received: from hotmail.com (bay2-f36.bay2.hotmail.com [65.54.247.36]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2748943FB1 for ; Fri, 7 Mar 2003 14:42:40 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from missive@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Fri, 7 Mar 2003 14:42:39 -0800 Received: from 209.130.138.7 by by2fd.bay2.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Fri, 07 Mar 2003 22:42:38 GMT X-Originating-IP: [209.130.138.7] From: "Lee Harr" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can't open /dev/fd0.720: Permission denied Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2003 22:42:38 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 07 Mar 2003 22:42:39.0953 (UTC) FILETIME=[DBBFC410:01C2E4FA] Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG >Im having problems accessing my floppy. >E.g. when using mtools Im getting the following >message: > > Can't open /dv/fd0.720: Permission denied I assume this is a typo, and the correct message is the one from the subject: Can't open /dev/fd0.720: Permission denied What are the permissions on /dev/fd0.720 ? ls -l /dev/fd0.720 I believe the default is crw-r----- 2 root operator 9, 7 Jul 5 2002 /dev/fd0.720 which user is using mtools? which version of FreeBSD are you using? > Cannot initialize 'A:' > > >Also at boot I don't see any fd devices getting >detected. >This is my kernel config: > > device fdc0 at isa? port IO_FD1 irq 9 drq 2 > device fd0 at fdc0 drive 0 > I would expect something more like "device not configured" if that were the problem. _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message