On Sun, 05 Dec 2010 15:07:20 -0500, Stephen Powell wrote: > Well, I'm not exactly a newbie. I've been using Linux for more than 10 > years. But I must be doing something wrong. I can't seem to get a > floppy disk to mount. (...) Weird :-? I would try with the simplest command: mount /dev/fd0 /mnt If you get no error, run "mount" to ensure your floppy has been mounted. Also, check for "dmesg" output. Greetings, -- Camaleón