v7.04

[Jonathan Kaye]

NoOp wrote:

> On 09/24/2007 02:12 AM, Jonathan Kaye wrote:
>> NoOp wrote:
>> 
>> <snip>
>> 
>>  
>>  
>>> No worries. I only remembered it because I had the same problem and
>>> contributed to the bug report.
>>> 
>>> For the OP:
>>> 
>>> $ sudo apt-get install kfloppy
>>> 
>>> Then go to Applications|Accessories|Kfloppy
>>> 
>>> it's easier than bothering with an new gnome-utilities and/or installing
>>> gfloppy from the .tz.
>> Just out of curiosity, would mkfs work the way it does on usb storarge
>> devices?
>> Cheers,
>> Jonathan
>> 
> 
> Haven't tried it and 'man mkfs' isn't particularly helpful, but this is:
> http://www.linfo.org/mkfs.html
> 
> So, yes it appears that you can use mkfs to format a floppy, but the OP
> was looking for a GUI to format the floppy. kfloppy works well in both
> kde and gnome & should suffice until: 1) a feisty gnome-util with
> gfloppy included is provided, or 2) an upgrade to gutsy (which
> supposedly has gfloppy included).
Thanks NoOP,
Jonathan
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