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  • From: "David Moberg" <davidjmoberg AT lycos.com>
  • To: baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [BL] finally found what I have been looking for
  • Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 12:33:55 -0500

----- 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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