Re: mformat bug?

[Jeff Noxon <jeff@router.patch.net>]

> Then I tried
> 	$ mformat a:
> and got the error
> 	Non-removable media is not supported
> This is with Mtools version 2.0.7, dated 6 Sep 92, that I got last week. Any
> hint? 

I have the same problem.  mformat works as expected on some Slackware
I use.

> As a general opinion, I'm a bit disappointed by the handling of DOS diskettes
> in Linux. I would have hoped this would be MUCH simpler. One should not need to
> become root to mount and format the diskettes etc... Or am I just missing some
> well known workaround?

Add yourself to the floppy group.

Jeff