does ubuntu support floppy drives anymore?

[cj]

Rob Wilkes wrote:
> cj,
>
> I wonder if this is the same problem I had in VMWare (Feisty) on my 
> works PC. Floppies placed in the drive just sat there. I forget where I 
> found the solution (below) but I believe it's a known bug. This worked 
> for me.
>
> My first post, incidentally.  :o)
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Rob
>
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>
> 1) Open a Terminal and type:
>
> 	sudo gedit /etc/fstab
>
> You'll be asked for your password and then the text editor will open a 
> text file. Look for the /dev/fd0 type "auto" and change it to "vfat" 
> [omit the quotation marks]. Save and close the file (via the little "x" 
> on the tab, don't quit the text editor yet).
>
> 2) Click the "New" button and type:
>
> 	pmount /dev/fd0;
>   
i tried pmount /dev/fd0 and it told me /dev/fd0 does not exist
--cj
> 	nautilus /media/floppy0
>
> Save the new document (via File - Save As) as ".mountfloppy" in your 
> home directory). [Omit the quotes but make sure to type the initial dot 
> as this will make it a hidden file and not clutter up your home 
> directory]. Close the text editor.
>
> 3) Open the Nautilus file browser, navigate to your home directory and 
> make the hidden files visible by typing Ctrl-H. Find ".mountfloppy". It 
> will be a white text file not an orange folder. Right click on it and 
> choose "Properties". Click on the Permissions tab and check the box 
> beside "Execute:" to "Allow executing file as program". Close the window.
>
> 4) Right click on free space in your top Ubuntu desktop panel and choose 
> "Add to Panel". Click on "Custom Application Launcher". In the name box 
> type:
>
> 	Mount Floppy
>
> In the Command box type:
>
> 	/home/[your user name]/.mountfloppy
>
> Click on "No Icon" and in the window of icons which appears (they are in 
> A-Z order by name) find "gfloppy.xpm", click on it to highlight it and 
> then click the "OK" button. Finally, click the "OK" button in the 
> remaining window. You'll now see a new floppy disk icon in your top 
> panel. You can right click it, choose "Move" and, holding the left mouse 
> button down, drag the icon to where you want it in the panel. Right 
> click and "Lock To Panel" once it's where you want it.
>
> When next you insert a floppy disk and nothing happens, click on the new 
> floppy disk panel icon and the floppy will open in a Nautilus window.
>
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>
>   
>> i was just looking around in my /dev/ folder and noticed that fd0 was 
>> not listed.
>>
>> did they cut support for floppy drives now or has it been renamed to 
>> something else?
>>
>> --cj
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