Will linux read windows formatted disket?

[WallyKid]

I downloaded the linux driver onto my disket on windows, but i can't use it when i get into linux. I can see the floppy drive in dev/floppy but when i click on it, it says nothing is there.

 

[Workin']

You have to look in the mount point for the floppy. In Red Hat it's usually /mnt/floppy

 

[Hyperchronismos]

You have to install mtools.Then you can access Windows formatted floppies just like you do in DOS but every command must start with "m" for example mdir instead of dir, mcopy instead of copy etc.I think that if you give mtools you get a list of all available commands.

 

[Workin']

Hmmm, I know about mtools but I have never used mcopy, etc. and have always been able to work with my DOS format floppies, maybe because I generally work in X Windows and the file manager tools take care of that transparently?

 

[Hyperchronismos]

Yes maybe it is because of this.Another way I forgot to mention is to mount the floppy and specify that it is dos formatted:

mount -t dos /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy

mcopy and in general mtools work just fine.

 

[WallyKid]

Thanks guys for helping, i'm working in x windows, and i guess the command that hyperchronismo gives me is to be executed in the console?