query on how to setup floppy, mp3 ployer and internet at ubuntu or kubuntu linux

[Tez]

Jeanette Saluba wrote:
> im grateful to terence simpson for his help on our lexmark config here at
> cebu city government. thanks a lot!
>
> i have another problem though when setting up the floppy in ubuntu on 
> how to mount it for ordinary user to use the floppy instead of the 
> root only account. i observed the cdrom and usb flash drives can be 
> mounted and unmounted immediately but not floppy. i can mount it 
> successfully at low level using root account. i wish it can be made 
> auto and available for all users on the fly.
>
> also, how to set up the computer for internet connection, what to 
> configure. our
> administrator is not so familiar with linux yet much more ubuntu nor 
> kubuntu. i
> was able to give him the mac address of my pc, but we cannot tweak the
> other settings for it to be connected to the internet.
>
> we are also looking for help on which mp3 player to be installed in 
> our ubuntu linux.
>
> thanks again.
>
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1st, the floppy drive, my PC didn't come with a floppy drive so I have 
to remember how it was set up on an old PC.
I don't think you can auto-mount a floppy disk because there is no way 
for the system to know if a floppy is in the drive unless it trys to 
read it i.e. mount it, but you can put a link to it on the desktop (if 
it's not already there) and allow users to mount it by adding them to 
the floppy group and making sure something like "/dev/fd0  /media/floppy 
auto rw,noauto,user,sync 0 0" is in /etc/fstab. The most important bit 
being "user", which will allow any user of the "floppy" group to mount 
(and write to) the floppy drive.

And about setting up the computer for internet connection, it depends on 
how your connecting to the internet.
Usually you have to go in to "Network Settings" inside "Kmenu-->System 
Settings". This will let you setup static IP's on Ethernet devices or 
use DCHP.

Terence Simpson