Write to floppy?

[Richard Mancusi]

 > When I put a floppy in it opens as read only. I've tried accessing as
 > root and trying to mount it with -w as root. It just won't let me.
 > Anyone know why?

Look at your settings via the gui:

1. Open  "System / Administration / Users and Groups"
2. Highlight the user in question and select "Properties"
3. Select the "User Privileges" tab
4. Make sure "Use floppy drives" is checked

hth
-rich