Floppy Is Solved (steam from ears)

[Clark]

Places I have tried:

Presumably you mean by "Front Panel" :
Control Centre - Control centre; peripherals; storage media; medium 
types - All Mime Types (selected)
System Menu - Media Dolphin
Or possibly System Settings Advanced - Disk and File Systems
As a long shot I went in through Konqueror Media
I thought I was on to something when I found Kb Device Database but that 
was yet another blind alley

Still no trace of a floppy Icon in any of the above only the hard drive, 
and or a CD Icon if there was a Disk inserted.

I have checked the startup (black and white) page and the floppy is 
listed as 1.44 Meg, I further proved it is being registered by the 
system by leaving a floppy disk in the drive and the standard message 
comes up "non system disk please remove and hit any key"

I have left messages in Launch, been to the Wiki, tried every Help page 
I can find.

I haven't worked out how to do a search yet  but I'm working on it.

If there are any other little (possibly amusing) hidey holes that are 
hidden away in Kubuntu called "Front Panel" perhaps; I would really 
appreciate it if someone would tell me where they are so I can get 
access to the floppy.  I am not trying to waste anyones' time, 
particularly my own.  Perhaps I've missed the front panel, who knows but 
there is no floppy to be found.

BUT WAIT ALL OF THE ABOVE IS REDUNDANT!!!

I FOUND THE OBVIOUS (CUNNINGLY CONCEALED) IN FRONT OF MY NOSE - THE BEST 
OF ALL PLACES TO HIDE SOMETHING -  I CAN SMELL THE FISH AND TO ME IT'S A 
BIT OFF, THERE HAS TO BE A REASON FOR LEAVING THE FLOPPY OUT BUT ITS 
BEYOND ME.

I don't know how much of your time would have been saved by the simple 
words "pull down menu on desktop - New - Link to device - Floppy Device; 
but I do know that I would have saved a great deal of my time over the 
last 12 days - may be of some value in future.  Perhaps I'm expecting 
too much from a HELP and USER discussion group we all need a laugh.  By 
the way is there some Priestly reason for leaving the floppy disk out of 
the auto initialisation in the first place, I'm curious anyone know?

I trust my frustration provided some humour for all, and I promise to 
approach this Help and User discussion group circumspectly and with due 
reverence in future.  Much reading to do on Wine and or Partitions 
before asking any other questions here.

Cheers,

Clark.


Donn wrote:
> I have installed Kfloppy but still can't find my floppy drive?
>     
At the risk of being slapped - have you tried the front panel on your 
computer :D

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