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["David Moberg" <davidjmoberg AT lycos.com>]

----- Original Message -----
From: t.maiden AT att.net
 
> I have finally found a live linux implementation that recognises I 
> have a floppy drive plugged into a USB port on my laptop and it 
> allows me to access a floppy in the drive.  I have tried dozens of 
> live Linux CDs and live BSD CDs and now I have found one that 
> actually works!  Its Mandrake Move 2!!!  It IDed the drive plugged 
> into the USB port (as it should, Windows XP has no problem doing 
> so) and I was able to open and read files on a MSDOS/Windows 
> formatted FAT floppy!  It finally works.

I recompiled the kernel to get my USB floppy drive to work (my IDE one
is broken beyond repair) in BL. BTW, LNX-BBC and DSL I believe are
capable of mounting a USB floppy, too. Both are roughly a 50MB download.

David
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